India, Dec. 13 -- A fast-track court at Surajpur in Gautam Buddh Nagar has fixed December 18 for hearing the Uttar Pradesh government's application to withdraw the 2015 mob lynching case of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, officials and counsel for the victim's family said on Friday.
The state government has sought withdrawal of charges against all the accused in the case, which pertains to the killing of Akhlaq in Bisahda village under Jarcha police station area, over rumours that beef was stored in his home.
The matter came up before the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, where the prosecution informed that it had moved the withdrawal plea in compliance with an order issued by the state's Justice Section-5 (Criminal), Lucknow...