Dear Editor, I Disagree: Justice has not been rescued in Akhlaq case Burhan Majid Copyright © 2026 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.

Dear Editor, I Disagree: Justice has not been rescued in Akhlaq case When the state aligns itself, implicitly or explicitly, with perpetrators of violence, it signals active protection of those behind it. This is what the attempt by a BJP-led government to abandon prosecution in a case of mob lynching reflects Justice has not been rescued in Akhlaq case Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched by a mob over rumours of alleged cow slaughter and storing its meat at his home in Dadri’s Bisada village. (Special Arrangement) Burhan Majid https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dear-editor-i-disagree-justice-has-not-been-rescued-in-akhlaq-case-10449173/?utm_source=Express_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletterid-30,newslettername-ie-opinion-daily,itemposition-4, January 1, 2026 07:56 AM IST Copyright © 2026 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.