Dadri lynching: Lab report says meat in Mohammed Akhlaq's home was beef

The meat in Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq's home has been found to be beef, reports The Hindustan Times. Fifty-two year-old Mohammad Akhlaq and his son Danish were attacked by a mob in Bisada in Dadri over rumours that they had slaughtered a cow and kept beef in their home. A fast track court had permitted the lawyers of the suspects in the case to get a copy of the forensic report which was submitted to the court in April. 

In the final result section of the report, signed by the Joint Director of the Forensic investigation Laboratory, Mathura, states, "On the basis of chemical analysis the sample belongs to cow or its progeny." 

This is contradictory to the preliminary reports which said that the meat was that of a goat. The incident had sparked a nationwide debate over intolerance, with the opposition parties launching a full-fledged attack on the ruling government over the alleged growing intolerance in the country. 

In December 2015, the documents submitted by the Uttar Pradesh Police as part of the first chargesheet of the case revealed that according to preliminary report submitted by Dadri's Government Veterinary Hospital, the meat confiscated by the authorities from Akhlaq's home on the night of the murder was that of a goat. 

Akhlaq was lynched on September 28, 2015. His wife Ikraman had alleged that 10-15 armed people barged into their house and started beating up her husband and son Danish with an intention to kill.

The police has so far arrested 18 people, along with two juveniles, in the case.

With agency inputs.