The Dadri lynching: how events unfolded

October 03, 2015 01:01 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 11:31 pm IST

New Delhi, 02/10/2015 : Activists of various leftist students unions carry placards denouncing the lynching of a 52-year-old Muslim farmer Mohammad Akhlaq (in Dadri) as they shout anti-government slogans during a protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday. Oct 02, 2015. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

New Delhi, 02/10/2015 : Activists of various leftist students unions carry placards denouncing the lynching of a 52-year-old Muslim farmer Mohammad Akhlaq (in Dadri) as they shout anti-government slogans during a protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday. Oct 02, 2015. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Massive police and paramilitary deployment has helped maintain an uneasy calm at Dadri’s Bishara village. Six men have been arrested so far and search is on for at least four more, according to the FIR registered by the police.

Here's a look at the events that have happened so far:

The Dadri lynching

  • » In Dadri's Bishara village on September 28, a 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched and his son Danish (22) was brutally beaten up as punishment for allegedly eating beef on Eid and 'storing it' for later consumption.
  • » A riot-like situation gripped the sleepy village, a little over 40 km from the bustling sub-city of Noida, near Delhi, on September 29, when their relatives were barred from participating in the funeral procession.
  • » It was mutton, said the slain man's mother Asgari Begum.
  • » The Uttar Pradesh government on September 30 ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and also announced a compensation of Rs.10 lakh for the family of the victim.
  • »Editorial:>No thought for food
  • »> Despite prohibitory orders, Dadri gets high-profile visitors
  • >

    Dadri temple priest detained; Centre seeks report from U.P.

    The Centre has also sent an advisory to the State to keep a check on incidents of communal violence.

  • >

    UP launches probe into killing over beef

    As the rumour spread, villagers blocked a highway in Bisrakh area on September 29, demanding death penalty for those involved in the slaughter.

  • >

    Union Minister Mahesh Sharma terms Dadri killing as 'accident'

    He said that no "communal colour" should be given to it, even as the family of the victim is planning to move out of the village fearing that it may happen again.

  • >

    AAP sought removal of Mahesh Sharma, Kejriwal was stopped from entering Dadri village on October 03

    The party demanded removal of Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma for his remarks.

Key developments:

1The Chief Minister had announced an increase in the financial assistance for the family from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh.
2 Vishal, son of Sanjay Rana, a local BJP leader, was arrested in connection with the case. >Read more
3Family members of Mohammad Akhlaque Saifi, who was lynched over rumours about cow slaughter in this Uttar Pradesh village, had told the police about the possible role of Vishal, son of Sanjay Rana, a local BJP leader, in inciting the mob last Monday, sources say.
4With two high-profile visits, first by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and later by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the area remained tense. Several hundreds of agitated village women on the streets protested against what they alleged to be “one-sided media coverage”.
5Armed with stones, several hundred women took to the streets and abused presspersons and politicians. They chased the media outside the village in the morning and barred anyone from entering the village.
6 Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha told presspersons that the Air Force was in touch with the family and was looking to move them to a secure military locality. >Read more
7 Union Minister Mahesh Sharma had described the lynching as an “accident” and said that no “communal colour” should be given to it. >Read more
8 The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the incident. Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said the probe would be completed on Wednesday. >Read more
9In the wake of the killing, Vice-President Hamid Ansari said that progress and development can be achieved if the people of India are united.
10In Dadri's Bishara village on September 28, a 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched and his son Danish (22) was brutally beaten up as punishment for allegedly eating beef on Eid and 'storing it' for later consumption.

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