Ankit saxena

On 7th March 2024, three convicts in the Ankit Saxena murder case were sentenced to life imprisonment

Delhi court sentenced three to life imprisonment in Ankit Saxena murder case

The Muslim girlfriend Shehzadi’s parents Akbar Ali and Shahnaj Begum, and maternal uncle Mohammad Salim were convicted in 2018 Ankit Saxena murder case.

Ankit Saxena's mother said her son's Muslim girlfriend tried protecting her family, who killed her son in 2018.

Her father Akbar Ali, mother Shahnaz Begum, and maternal uncle Mohammad Salim went on to murder Ankit Saxena by slitting his throat in the middle of the road

While the marriage and subsequent conversion of a non-Muslim girl into Islam is actively encouraged, Hindu men falling in love with Muslim girls often face a brutal, violent end.

India Today report on the horrifying muder of Rahul Rajput whitewashed the religious angle by hiding the identity of the Muslims accused in crime

The Muslim girl's family, particularly her brother, were opposed to their inter-religious affair. Enraged over their relationship, the girl's brother and his friends attacked and beat Rahul to death.

Nearly 17 months after Ankit Saxena's, the Delhi government has finally agreed to pay compensation, especially after multiple outrages it faced over ignoring the plights of Saxena's ailing and old parents, who had lost their sole breadwinner.

Recently, Yashpal Saxena, father of Ankit’s father had expressed his disappointment at Delhi government for not keeping up the promises of compensation and financial and legal assistance.