Kin of Dadri accused defy prohibitory orders, want FIR against Akhlaq family
Dadri: Family members of those accused in the Dadri lynching case defied prohibitory orders imposed in the area and held a mahapanchayat meet on Monday. They are demanding filing of an FIR against Mohammad Akhlaq’s family over alleged cow slaughter.
District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar NP Singh had clamped Section 144 CrPC and issued prohibitory orders banning gathering of five or more persons in the district after Bishada villagers in Dadri announced panchayat for Monday and additional security personnel have been deployed in the village, officials said.
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The police had increased their security in the area and also asked four nearby police stations to keep a watch on localities. The villagers had earlier planned to call a mahapanchayat of 144 villages of Rajputs.
Residents of Bishada village, include kin of the accused in the September 2015 Akhlaq lynching case, on Sunday met the Gautam Budh Nagar SSP to press their demand for registration of an FIR against Akhlaq's family after a forensic report stated that the meat found in his house was that of "cow or its progeny".
In the fast track court in Gautam Budh Nagar, defence lawyers demanded a statement of Ikhlaq’s daughter, Shaista, and the medical reports of Ikhlaq and his son, Danish, who was also injured in the attack.
Sanjay Rana, father of accused Vishal Rana, had threatened that a mahapanchayat will be held in the village as police have failed to register an FIR against Akhlaq's family.
"A complaint was filed with police after the forensic report said the meat in the freezer at Akhlaq's house was beef. No FIR has been filed yet in this regard," he said.
"The villagers have decided to hold a mahapanchayat as police have failed to register an FIR based on our complaint. Residents of Satha Chaurasi village will also attend it," he claimed. VHP leader Surindera Jain had on Sunday visited the village and claimed that the accused had been falsely implicated.
Some villagers and Hindu organisations are also demanding that the 17 accused in the killing of Akhlaq be released.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Vinay Katiyar supported the demand for registration of FIR against Akhlaq's family members and demanded that the compensation given to them be withdrawn.
"The question is that cow slaughter had taken place. The report has come and now FIR should be lodged against those involved in cow slaughter. Those who have been locked up in jail should be released. The compensation should be withdrawn. Government should take back the three houses given to them," the BJP leader said.
The Congress, meanwhile, criticised the statements of BJP leaders, saying it will vitiate the atmosphere.
"Calling for mahapanchayat and the statements being made after the forensic report came are not proper. Whether it is the Centre or the state government, it should be stopped," PL Punia said.
