“Ankit Saxena murder: Delhi court convicts Muslim girlfriend’s parents and uncle, adjourns hearing on sentence till January 31”, Opindia, January 15, 2024:
“On 15th January (Monday), the Tis Hazari court in Delhi adjourned the hearing of arguments on sentencing against three convicted killers of photographer Ankit Saxena in 2018 over an interfaith relationship. The court granted 15 days for both parties to file their affidavits. The next hearing in the case will take place on 31st January.
On 23rd December, Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Kumar Sharma convicted his Muslim girlfriend Shehzadi’s parents Akbar Ali and Shahnaj Begum, and maternal uncle Mohammad Salim in Ankit’s murder case that roiled West Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar area in February 2018.
In its verdict, the court had said that Delhi Police was successful in proving that the reason behind the murder of 23-year-old Ankit Saxena, a photographer by profession, was his love affair with a girl who belonged to the Muslim community. The girl’s family was vehemently opposed to the inter-faith relationship…..”
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