Akhlaq’s Family Gets Relief as Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Order

File image of relatives mourning the death of farmer Mohammad Akhlaq at his home in Bisara village about 45 kilometers from New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

• In a move that will come as relief for the troubled family of the late Mohammad Akhlaq, Allahabad High Court on Friday put a stay on the arrest order against them, reports CNNNews18.
  
  
• Earlier, the family moved to the Allahabad High Court to challenge a court order which directed for a police case to be filed against them for storing and consuming beef.
  
  
• The FIR for cow slaughter was filed on a request backed by one of those accused of Akhlaq’s murder. It was claimed that on 26 September 2015, Akhlaq and his son Danish were seen beating the calf. Later, a villager saw Akhlaq holding down the calf while his brother killed it, the petition said.
  

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