Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq must get justice while questioning the authenticity of the forensic report which claimed that the meat found from Akhlaq's house was of "cow or its progeny".
"Where was the sample sent? Who received it? There was nothing objectionable in his house. Every eye is on this matter. Everyone wants that the victim's family should get justice as murder had taken place," Yadav said. "After this incident, there was debate in the world regarding what to eat and speak. I think one should not get involved in such matters," he said.
His remarks came after a report prepared by a forensic lab in Mathura concluded that the meat found in the victim's house was beef.
The finding was in contrast to the preliminary report of an inquiry by the Uttar Pradesh Veterinary department which said the meat over which Mohammad Akhlaq, 52, was lynched on September 28 last in Dadri was mutton of 'goat progeny'.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Adityanath lambasted the UP government, opposition parties and a section of media. he argued that the forensic report had put them in the dock.
"They are mum on this report. The innocent Hindus arrested in the matter should me immediately released and a case of cow slaughter should be registered against Akhlaq's family. I also demand that the state government should withdraw all facilities given to his (Akhlaq's) family," he said.
Akhlaq was beaten to death on September 28 in Bisahra village in Dadri district by a mob infuriated by rumours that he and his family had stored and consumed beef. The incident sparked state wide protest and took a communal turn forcing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge people to maintain harmony and peace.
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