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

A veterinary officer in his report says "prima facie it seems that meat found in Akhlaq's house belongs to goat progeny"

• By: Express Web Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: December 29, 2015 12:03 AM IST
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In a latest twist in the Dadri lynching incident, a report released by the Uttar Pradesh veterinary department confirmed on Monday that Mohammad Akhlaq and his family ate mutton.

A veterinary officer in his report says “prima facie it seems that meat found in Akhlaq’s house belongs to goat progeny”
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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.

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