Qasim was killed and Samaydeen injured in a mob attack in Hapur on 18 June 2018 following a false rumour of cow slaughter. On 12 March 2024, a local court convicted ten people and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
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The convictions included murder, attempted murder and promoting religious enmity. Samaydeen had approached the Supreme Court over the investigation; it directed senior police supervision. Prosecutors said the initial police account had wrongly framed the incident as a motorcycle dispute.
Documented milestone. This historical record does not establish the current final outcome.
The victims’ side asked for justice without the death penalty. One accused had denied involvement in a written court statement, but the trial court found the prosecution case proved. This report records the 2024 convictions and sentences, without claiming that subsequent appellate proceedings are complete.
