Thursday; June 23, 2016: Today, the Noida court will hear the petition looking for registration of an FIR against the family members of Mohammad Akhlaq. The police had earlier filed its report in the court stating that 'no FIR' on charges of cow slaughter and animal cruelty had been lodged against Akhlaq's family.

Petitioner had urged the court, “to direct the police to register an FIR against Akhlaq's family members on charges of cow slaughter and animal cruelty”

The claims by petitioner said that, “two villagers from Bisada, Ranvir and Jatan, saw Akhlaq and his son Danish beat up a calf. Akhlaq allegedly told them that since the calf was attacking the people, he was going to tie up the animal at his brother Jaan Mohammed's house”

As per the petition said, “Another villager Prem Singh while passing by Akhlaq's house saw the latter holding the calf down while his brother Jaan Mohammad was slitting the animal's throat”.

According to the petitioner, “Akhlaq was on September 28 night stopped near Bada transformer by some residents, while others reached his house and found a vessel with remains of some animal and meat”.

The claimed made by petitioner that the mob got uncontrollable and beat up Akhlaq and his son Danish, and Akhlaq was beaten to death..

The petitioner had also cited forensic report by the Mathura forensic lab, which said the meat samples sent by the police, was of an animal of the cow progeny.