Dadri lynching: It was mutton, not beef in Akhlaq’s house, says Veterinary Department

Veterinary officer in his report says “prima facie it seems that meat found in #Dadri lynching victim’s house belongs to goat progeny”

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Veterinary officer in his report also says, for final diagnosis, samples have been taken and sent to the forensic laboratory Mathura.

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Akhlaq, 52, was killed in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri district on September 28, after a mob attacked his family for allegedly eating beef.

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The police last week filed the chargesheet in the case, naming 15 people as accused, including one juvenile. There was no mention of beef in the chargesheet.