Ankit Saxena murder: Father wants death penalty for accused, Kejriwal meets him

Seeking justice for his son’s death, Father of 23-year-old Ankit Saxena, who was stabbed to death in west Delhi’s Khyala area on February 1, said that he will be ‘thankful’ if the Delhi government will help his family in fighting the case. Ankit’s father Yashpal Saxena demanded death sentence for those who killed his son. Later Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met him and assured of providing all possible help.

“We want justice. Murderers of my son should get death sentence. I am an ordinary man and I have no resources to fight the case. If Delhi government helps us in getting best advocates and making a strong case, I will be thankful,”said Ankit’s father. Four accused, including a juvenile, were sent to judicial custody on Saturday in connection with the case.

After meeting Ankit’s father, Delhi CM retweeted couple of tweets of their interaction. One of it said that the government has assured to provide help to the grieving family. Earlier Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had met Yashpal Saxena and demanded Rs 1 crore compensation for the gruesome murder. Tiwari also urged not to give communal colour to the incident.

Yashpal also urged people not to communalise the entire …read more