Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal condemns murder of Ankit, pledges legal support

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal broke his silence today on the murder of 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena in Delhi on Thursday that shook the capital.

Condemning the brutal murder of Ankit by the kin of his Muslim girlfriend, Kejriwal said in a tweet that he has spoken to the father of the deceased.

"Whatever happened is very shameful. The Delhi government will provide the biggest lawyers to deliver justice to Ankit. We will do everything possible to give severe punishment to the accused. May god give strength to Ankit's family. We are with them in this struggle," the chief minister tweeted.

अंकित के पिताजी से बात की। जो हुआ उसकी जितनी निंदा करें उतनी कम है।

अंकित को न्याय दिलाने के लिए दिल्ली सरकार बड़े से बड़ा वकील खड़ा करेगी। हम हर सम्भव कोशिश करेंगे कि दोषियों को सख्त से सख्त सज़ा हो।

भगवान अंकित के परिवार को शक्ति दे। इस संघर्ष में हम उनके साथ हैं।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 4, 2018

Amid questions being raised by the opposition, AAP MLA Sanjay Singh will also visit the family of Ankit.

AAP legislator Alka Lamba said in a tweet, "If they want to marry each other, then the torchbearers of religion call it 'love jihad' and perform 'ghar wapsi'. And when they are killed, then the torchbearers of religion pretend to shed two tears. The conspiracy is deep. We have to be strong to get to the bottom of it."

जब वो एक दूसरे से शादी करना चाहते हैं तो धर्म के ठेकेदार उसे "लव जिहाद" का नाम दे कर ज़बरन "घर वापसी" करवाते हैं,और जब उस प्रेमी जोड़े का क़त्ल कर दिया जाता है तब भी यही धर्म के ठेकेदार दिखावे के दो आँसू बहाने पहुँच जाते हैं।
इनकी साजिशें गहरी हैं,
गहराई तक उतरने का दम रखना होगा।

— Alka Lamba (@LambaAlka) February 4, 2018

Ankit Saxena was stabbed to death by the family of his 20-year-old Muslim girlfriend on Thursday night in west Delhi's Khayala area.

According to the police, Shehzadi's family opposed her relationship with Ankit as the two belonged to different communities.

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