Moving to drop Dadri lynching case, UP govt cites family’s ‘changing statements, no enmity’

Moving to drop Dadri lynching case, UP govt cites family’s ‘changing statements, no enmity’

Application also cites the right to equality under the Constitution.

‘State Approval for Murder’: UP Govt’s Move to Drop Case in Akhlaq Lynching Sparks Outrage

NEW DELHI – The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to withdraw charges against all 19 accused in the 2015 lynching of 50-year-old Muslim man Mohammed Akhlaq has triggered widespread outrage. On 15 October, the Yogi Adityanath-led government filed an application in court seeking to drop the case. The government claimed the inconsistent statements made by Akhlaq’s family in naming the accused, the absence of firearms or sharp weapons recovered fr…