The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh has filed an application to withdraw all charges against 10 persons accused in the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in 2015, Outlook reported on Thursday.

On September 28, 2015, 50-year-old Akhlaq was lynched following rumours that he and his family had killed a calf and eaten beef during Eid festivities.

A forensic report in May 2016 said the meat found in Akhlaq’s home was that of a cow or its progeny. The police had then said the report “does not diminish the case as murder is an offence”.

On October 15, the Uttar Pradesh government filed an application before the Upper Sessions Court in Gautam Buddha Nagar under the Criminal Procedure Code to withdraw all charges against the 10 persons accused in the case, Outlook

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