Air Force man worried about family's security after father's lynching over beef rumours

Despite being a part of the country's armed forces, Mohammad Sartaj is not sure about his family's security. Two days after his father, Akhlaq was lynched by a mob over rumours of eating beef, the 24-year-old Air Force engineer wants his family shifted out of Bishara in Dadri, UP.

Speaking to a news channel he said: "My father has been killed, my brother brutally assaulted. Who knows they will not attack again? I don't want my family to live there any longer."

He says he is determined to shift his family even after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav assured him security for his family.

According to Akhlaq's family, around 500 people gathered around their house armed with clubs and bricks on Sunday night. They barged into his house and recovered some meat from the refrigerator. Akhlaq and his 22-year-old son were battered on the spot. The son, Danish Mohammad, is still battling for his life.

Six arrests have been made so far and a hunt is on to nab others involved in the incident.