In a significant development in the decade-old Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case, a fast-track court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, on Thursday (January 8, 2026) adjourned proceedings to January 23, 2026.
The adjournment followed information that the accused have filed an application before the district judge seeking transfer of the trial to another court.
According to advocate Yusuf Saifi, representing Akhlaq’s family, the accused have also approached the Allahabad High Court with a writ petition challenging the Surajpur court’s December 23, 2025 order.
That order had rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s application to withdraw charges against the accused and directed daily hearings, classifying the case as “most important” for expedited trial.
On January 8, Akhlaq’s wife Ikraman and son Sartaj appeared before Additional District Judge Saurabh Dwivedi under police protection. However, Ikraman’s statement could not be recorded, leading to the rescheduling.
The trial’s momentum had earlier been affected when the January 6 hearing was postponed due to the absence of family members.
The court had mandated day-to-day proceedings after dismissing the state’s withdrawal plea, emphasizing justice in this high-profile mob violence case.
Mohammad Akhlaq, a 50-year-old resident of Bisada village in Dadri (Gautam Buddha Nagar district), was brutally lynched on September 28, 2015, by a mob over rumours that he had slaughtered a cow and stored beef at home—a claim his family denied.
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