By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In a strange turn of events, people accused of murdering Mohammad Akhlaq have got contractual jobs at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Friday.
On September 28, 2015, Mohammad Akhlaq and his son Danish were attacked by a mob on suspicion of slaughtering and consumption of calf. While Akhlaq died on the spot, Danish suffered serious injuries.
All the 18 accused of lynching Akhlaq are out on bail, as promised by BJP leaders in the run-up to UP state elections earlier this year. The fifteen accused got jobs in NTPC following a meeting between BJP leader Tejpal Nagar and NTPC officials.
The family of one of the accused, Ravin Sisodia, who died in prison because of multiple organ failures will also get Rs 8 lakh as compensation. Moreover, Sisodia’s wife will also get a job in primary school, Nagar told the media on Friday.
After the death of Sisodia, his body was wrapped in Indian flag and Union Culture minister Mahesh Sharma paid his respect to the dead body of the accused.
Nagar said, “I told NTPC officials that why not take workers from the city if they are already recruiting people from outside? They agreed to the demand.”
One NTPC official confirmed Nagar’s claim but said, “We have given jobs to local people. It has nothing to do with the Akhlaq’s lynching.” Akhlaq’s village Bisahara is situated in the vicinity of NTPC, whose establishment was done after acquiring some land from the village as well.
Talking to News18, Akhlaq’s brother Mohammad Jan said, “We have no problem is someone is getting a job to support their families. But the issue is that after the two years of the incident, all accused are out on bail and no charges have been put on them yet.”