Explainer: Akhlaq & other lynching cases
The offence of mob lynching entered legal books only under Section 103 (2) of BNS, which superseded IPC on July 1, 2024
Updated At : 06:01 AM Nov 24, 2025 IST
Relatives of Mohammad Akhlaq mourn after he was killed at his residence in Dadri, UP. Reuters
ON October 15, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh moved a sessions court in Gautam Buddha Nagar to withdraw all charges against 10 people accused of lynching 52-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq on suspicion of possession of beef on September 28, 2015. The attack reportedly followed an announcement in a temple that Akhlaq had stored beef in his refrigerator. He was allegedly dragged out of his house and beaten to death while his son, Danish, sustained injuries.
