A recent Indian Express editorial welcomed a court's refusal to allow the UP government to withdraw prosecution in the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq. However, the author argues this framing is incomplete, as the case symbolizes a broader culture of impunity and routinized violence against Muslims. The article highlights the decade-long delay in justice, the UP government's attempt to withdraw prosecution as part of a pattern legitimizing vigilante violence, and the need to address the wider issue beyond an isolated crime.