Dadri lynching: Court orders FIR against Akhlaq's family for cow slaughter

New Delhi, Jul 14: In a big development, a local court in Greater Noida on Thursday ordered filing of an FIR against the family of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob for allegedly slaughtering a cow.

The court has ordered that seven members of Akhlaq's family be booked under relevant sections of the IPC. Cow slaughter is banned in Uttar Pradesh.

The development came after the accused in Akhlaq's murder approached the court seeking FIR against Akhlaq's family in view of the Mathura forensic laboratory report that confirmed that the meat sample taken from the refrigerator in Akhlaq's house was beef and not that of goat, as suggested earlier.

Akhlaq, 52, was beaten to death and injured his son Danish after dragging them out of their home in Bishada village of Gautam Budh Nagar district on September 28, 2015 following rumours that he and his family had stored and consumed beef.

The issue had triggered a fierce debate over intolerance in the country.

A total of 19 persons are accused of lynching Akhlaq. Of these, one was given a clean chit by police and let off. Sixteen accused are still lodged in jail.

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Ache din ki maa ki aur Modi ki .....

Modi visits all country for yoga publicity.
Why he is silent on protecting cows(hindu god) in foreign country ?

RSS and all hindu Groups should approach foreign country to stop killing their Gods, If foreign country rejects their proposal then they should take actions to boycott foreign goods.

Is there any man in RSS or Hindu group to stop killing of Hindu God in the world ?

Impotent people can bark in their boundary only with their hired media.

After all God is more important than Yoga.

WHO ARE THE JUDGES?

NOW A COW IS SAFE THAN A HUMAN BEING.

AMERICA imports and eats hindu god daily. Why modi is silent on this issue ?

He should approach other country to protect hindu god. Which is weaker by nature.

Impotent justice from impotent people. Expecting justice from idol worshipper is totally wrong.

Kabir Meat exporting company is run by RSS people. It kills millions of Hindu God daily.
Why there is no FIR against them?
Modi has given subsidy to kill hindu god.

If the did kill a cow they do deserve punishment , Did modi make him kill a cow ?

This is called justice....?

Modi Government is trying to get these murderers out from the jail to use them in the upcoming election in Uttar Pradesh....what a tragedy...there is no value for human kind...no humanity left in this country...by hook or crook these crooks want to rule the country....

HEADS UP TO OUR INDIAN LAW,

ACCHE DIN KI CHAMATH KAAAR...

Delay tactics to Justice, so grieved family get fed up by this way...common ppl loose confidence on law system in our country

Why there is no FIR against Sangeet Som who is killing cow every day and exprting under Al Anam and other company name? Can the activists and govt take any action against this guy?

What a joke yar,,,,,,this is the stupid RSS and BJP

A big Joke of the year

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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