Days after a 50-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district was lynched following rumours that his family was consuming beef, the suspects in the case have claimed that they were drunk and saw a dog dragging a packet, sources said.
Vishal, Shubham and Rupen, allegedly the main suspects in the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Bishada village of Dadri area in Greater Noida, told investigators that they went to the village temple, made the announcement, gathered a crowd and launched the attack.
According to the sources, police are also exploring the angle of political conspiracy in the case.
An FIR has also been lodged against the fringe group Hindu Raksha Dal for violating prohibitory orders and holding a panchayat inside the village.
Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob on Monday night after a public announcement from the local temple that a calf had been slaughtered and his family had eaten beef.
His 22-year-old son Danish who was also attacked is battling for life at a hospital following two brain surgeries. The incident has sparked outrage in the country, with parties attacking the BJP alleging that the killing was a result of its "politics of hatred".
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