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UP seeks to drop charges

The Free Press Journal

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November 16, 2025

AKHLAG CASE

- Biswajeet Banerjee

The Uttar Pradesh government has moved to withdraw all criminal charges, including murder, against the ten men accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in Bisahda village near Dadri in 2015.

The withdrawal application was filed before the Upper Sessions Court in Gautam Buddha Nagar in October 2025, following state government directions issued in August and subsequent written approval from the Governor.

The accused face prosecution under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code — murder, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult and criminal intimidation.

Among them is Vishal Rana, son of a local BJP leader. The trial, which has stretched on for nearly a decade, has seen numerous adjournments, witness examinations, and repeated attempts by the defence to contest the admissibility of key evidence.

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