New Delhi: Justice has for long evaded the family of cattle trader Mohammad Qasim, who was lynched by cow vigilantes in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district in 2018. The perpetrators had assaulted Qasim, 45, for over an hour, pierced his body with screwdrivers, and scraped his skin with sickles.
Eleven people, including two juveniles, were accused of the crime in which Samaydeen, 65, barely managed to escape the gruesome fate.
Three rounds of final arguments were heard by the sessions court in Hapur over the years, but thrice the judge was changed right before the judgement was to be pronounced in the court. Finally, after hearing the arguments for the fourth time again, the court heard the rebuttal of prosecution’s arguments Tuesday and reserved the judgement.
Previously, an application was filed before the Supreme Court in November 2022. Earlier last year, the matter was listed before the apex court, but it had to be adjourned as one of the counsels wasn’t present. The top court Monday disposed of the petition and issued directions that the matter be expedited.
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