Dadri lynching: Rahul Gandhi meets Mohammad Iqlakh's family in Bishada
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited Bishada village in Greater Noida and met the family members of the man lynched for allegedly eating beef in his home.
"In Dadri to meet Mohammad Akhlaq's family," Rahul Gandhi tweeted after meeting and interacting with them in the village.
Met the family of Mohd Akhlaq and expressed my deepest condolences
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 3, 2015The Congress' official twitter handle also put out pictures of Rahul interacting with the family members of the deceased on the site. Gandhi also met other villagers and asked them about the incident.
"Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Dadri meeting Mohammad Akhlaq's family," the party twitter handle INC India said.
Rahul Gandhi interacting with locals in Bishada (Photo: Twitter)
Congress has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his "silence" and condemn the Dadri lynching incident.
Iqlakh was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son Danish critically injured by a 200-strong mob which had barged into their house on Monday night following rumours that the family had consumed beef. Cow slaughter is banned in Uttar Pradesh.
