Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti praised a Uttar Pradesh court for rejecting the state's plea to close the Dadri lynching case, commending its stance against politicization. This praise is seen as an indirect criticism of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, which recently rebuked Mufti for allegedly misusing courts for political purposes. The UP court's decision means prosecution will continue against the accused in the 2015 lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq.