Beef lynching: UP sends report to Centre, man's death stokes

Recovery of the body of a young man today stoked tension in Dadri's Bishada village where a Muslim was recently bludgeoned to death over rumours of eating beef as the UP government submitted its report to the Centre which has no mention of rumours of "beef consumption or cow slaughter" having triggered the killing.
Jay Prakash, 24, was found dead in his house at the village, about 60 km from the national capital, and his family alleged he was being harassed by the police despite his name not figuring in the list of absconders being hunted for the killing of Mohammed Iqlakh on September 28 night.

"There are visible signs on the deceased person's body suggesting the cause and time of death. Investigation has been taken up but no conclusions can be drawn until the postmortem report is obtained," said SI Ranvir Singh.
Jay Prakash lived with his mother Omvati, wife Guddi, and two brothers. His father Ram Avatar Singh passed away a few years ago. Their house is just stone's throw from Iqlakh's residence.
Prakash's mother Omvati alleged police harassment and claimed her son was under immense pressure despite his name not being in the list of absconders.
Villagers claimed the police had been looking for Jay Prakash and his brothers for the past one week and his family was terrified because of that.

"Police are raiding houses in the village every day, leading to immense tension. They are harassing all, including people like Jay Prakash whose name was not present in the absconders' list," alleged Hari Ram Singh, a villager.

Police have confirmed Jay Prakash was not among the absconding accused.
The Uttar Pradesh government has, meanwhile, submitted a report to the Centre on the lynching of 50-year-old Iqlakh but but made no categorical mention of "beef consumption or cow slaughter" rumours having triggered the killing.
The report sent to the Home Ministry said Iqlakh and his son Danish were attacked by some unidentified people over unconfirmed allegations of having consumed "pratibandhit pashu ka maans" (meat of an animal banned from slaughter).

The report incorporated a factual account of the incident as recorded in the FIR registered by the local police in Dadri in Gautam Budh Nagar district, a Home Ministry official said.
On the action taken following the incident, the report said some suspects have been picked up following preliminary investigation. Without going into details of the possible motive behind the killing, the report said further probe is on.