Dadri lynching: Allahabad HC stays arrest of Akhlaq's family under Cow Slaughter Act

Allahabad High Court has put a stay on arrest of Akhlaq's family under the Cow Slaughter Act, said the family's lawyer Yousuf Saifi.

The family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob in Dadri last year for alleged cow slaughter, had moved the Allahabad High Court against a recent court order directing a police case be filed against them for storing and consuming beef.

National President of Rashtriya Ulama Council, Maulana Amir Rahsadi Madni alleged that evidences in the infamous Dadri lynching case were "tampered" and raised questions over reports of Dadri and Mathura lab reports on the sample of meat sent for examination. "First of all, the meat recovered was more than 150 metres away from Akhlaq's house," he said.

The court order that a police case be filed against them came 10 days ago following a petition by a neighbour in their village Bisada. The petition was backed by those accused of Akhlaq's murder. The neighbour has claimed that on September 26 last year, Akhlaq and his son Danish were seen beating the calf. Later, a villager saw Akhlaq holding down the calf while his brother killed it, the petition said.