#Dadri lynching: No mention of ‘beef’ in UP govt’s report to Centre
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government late on Monday evening submitted its report to the Centre on the Dadri lynching incident, but refrained from specifically mentioning “beef consumption or cow slaughter” rumours as the reason behind the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq.
The TOI has learnt that the report, sent four days after the Centre asked for it, is a factual account of the incident as recorded in the FIR registered by the UP police. It merely states that Akhlaq and his son were attacked by some unidentified people over unconfirmed allegations of having consumed “pratibandhit pashu ka maans” (meat of an animal banned from slaughter).
The UP report makes no mention of the possible circumstances that may have incited the lynching act, said a senior official of the home ministry. “It is more a factual report that reproduces the contents of the FIR registered at Dadri,” the officer told TOI.
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