New Delhi (CNN) Police in India have charged 15 people with murder in connection with the killing of a Muslim man for allegedly eating beef.

Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Asghari Begum, mother of the victim, stands by the entrance of her home in Bisara, a village near New Delhi, on September 30, 2015. Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house A relative of Mohammad Akhlaq reads about the killing in a newspaper in Bisara on September 30. Hide Caption 2 of 6 Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Asghari Begum mourns the killing of her son. Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Sukhdas Mahatma, the village temple priest, announced the cow slaughter. Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Ombir Sisodia, the father of one of the arrested suspects, sits in his yard. He denies his son's involvement in the assault. Hide Caption 5 of 6 Photos: Mohammad Akhlaq's mother shows their ransacked house Ombir Sisodia is pictured milking a cow. Hide Caption 6 of 6

In September, a mob attacked Mohammad Akhlaq, a 50-year-old blacksmith, for allegedly eating and storing beef at his home. His was one of the two Muslim households in that neighborhood of more than 6,000 people.

The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh state.

The mob ransacked Akhlaq's house, also beating his elderly mother and his 22-year-old son, who suffered critical injuries and had to be hospitalized.

Police are still waiting for the forensic report that would confirm the victim had beef in his refrigerator.