What the records say
- When
- 2015
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 27.25° N, 80.75° E
- Description
- lynching incident in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the region its description names, Uttar Pradesh.
2015 Dadri lynching
Lynching incident in Uttar Pradesh, India
The 2015 Dadri lynching refers to case of lynching in which a mob of villagers attacked the home of 52 year-old Mohammed Akhlaq, killing him, for suspicion of slaughtering a cow. The attack took place at night, on 28 September 2015 in Bisahda village, near Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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