[Marxistindia] Letter to Hon'ble President

[news from the cpi(m)]

December 13, 2025

 

Press Release

 

Smt. Brinda Karat, senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),
and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, has written the following
letter today to the Hon'ble President of India, seeking her intervention in
the case related to the mob lynching of Md. Akhlaq in September 2015.


We are herewith releasing the text of the letter for publication.

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

Respected Hon'ble Rashtrapati ji,

 

Pranaam. 

 

I write to draw your urgent attention to the role of the UP Governor in the
matter of the mob lynching case of Md. Akhlaq which occurred in September
2015. The Governor has given written permission to the UP Government to go
ahead in its wholly illegal and unjust attempt to subvert the processes of
justice and to withdraw the entire case even though the main witness has
already given evidence. With the Governor's permission the UP government has
filed an affidavit in the District Court Greater Noida to withdraw the case.
I regret that I am forced to write to you on this matter, but since the
Governor has been appointed by you and is answerable to you, I felt it in
the interests of justice to inform you of the facts and to request your
urgent intervention. On earlier occasions you have graciously intervened on
several matters in the cause of justice.

 

1.    Md. Akhlaq a resident of Bisahada village Gautam Budhnagar was lynched
by a mob outside his home on September 28, 2015. His son Daanish was
grievously injured in the same assault. A case was filed under Sec. 147,
148, 149, 307, 323, 302, 504, 506, 427 and 458 of the IPC. There was
national outrage at the brutal murder. The Government assured it would
ensure punishment to those involved. From the time of the brutal murder till
today I have been in touch with the family and I know the great suffering
they have undergone, their courage and their belief that they would get
justice. Even today Daanish has not fully recovered and carries the impact
of the grievous wounds inflicted on him.

 

2.    The Charge Sheet was filed and the case started. In 2022, the direct
witness, the daughter of the victim gave evidence and named and identified
all the accused. In other words, evidence against the accused has been
presented and recorded in the court. The case is going on and two other
direct witnesses are to give their statements.

 

3.    At such a time, the UP government has taken a decision to withdraw the
case on utterly indefensible grounds such as lathis were used not guns,
there was no personal animosity with the victim, continuing the case will
lead to communal disharmony and so on. All this time the prosecution has
delayed the case, not giving notice to the witnesses to appear and today the
delay is being made grounds to withdraw the case. 

 

4.    This is motivated not to meet the ends of justice but to subvert the
entire judicial process. It is a blatant misuse of CrPC 321. The point
however is, if the government is taking such a politically motivated step to
withdraw a case of murder, attempt to murder and mob lynching, should not
the Governor counsel the government against such a step? Is it not the duty
of the Governor to uphold the constitution and the rule of law? If such a
case is withdrawn what will be left of the processes of justice? Will this
not then apply to all cases of mob lynching that lathis were used not guns,
that there is no personal animosity, that harmony requires that such cases
be withdrawn?  

 

It is because of these disturbing questions that I write to you, with the
hope that you will intervene and direct the Governor to withdraw the
permission given. 

 

The matter is urgent as the government affidavit approved by the Governor
which was to be discussed in the Court yesterday (December 12, 2025) was
postponed on the request of the prosecution.

 

With respect and regards,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Brinda Karat

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