Meat that took Ikhlaq’s life was mutton: Reports

Three months after 52-year-old Mohammad Ikhlaq was killed over rumours of consuming and storing beef on September 28, an inquiry of the UP Veterinary Department has revealed that the meat in the refrigerator was indeed mutton. According to the UP government’s chief veterinary officer’s latest report, the reason to justify a man’s lynching in Dadri — that he ate beef — have been proved false. The officer’s forensic report confirms that the meat recovered from Ikhlaq’s refrigerator was mutton, not beef.