Delhi Court Awards Life Sentence To 3 Convicts In Ankit Saxena Murder Case

In the Ankit Saxena Murder Case of 2018, Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has awarded life sentence to three convicts and has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each. This was a case of honour killing.

New Delhi: The Tis Hazari Court in Delhi, in a latest news development has awarded a life sentence to three convicts in the Ankit Saxena Murder Case of 2018. The 23-year-old Ankit was stabbed to death by the family members (mother, father, uncle and younger brother) of his girlfriend, whom he had been dating for three years. All four accused were sent initially sent to judicial custody in connection with the case. This judgement comes almost five years after the murder happened. The decision was reserved by the Delhi Court last week. Here’s all you need to know about the case of honour killing..

Life Sentence Awarded To Convicts In Ankit Saxena Murder Case

As mentioned earlier, Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court has awarded a life sentence to three convicts in the Ankit Saxena Murder Case. Apart from life sentence, a fine of Rs 50,000 each has also been imposed on the convicts. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sunil Kumar Sharma on Saturday reserved an order on sentence to convict Mohd. Salim, Akbar Ali and his wife Shahnaz Begam and compensation to the victim for March 7, 2024. Additional Public Prosecutor argued for Delhi police and sought maximum punishment for Convicts for the offence of murder which is death penalty.

Ankit Saxena murder case | Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court awards life sentence to three convicts in the murder case of 2018.

The court has imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on each convict.

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2024

Here’s How The Case Unfolded In Court

As per the prosecution, the deceased Ankit Saksena was murdered on the night of February 1, 2018, near Blind University in Raghuveer Nagar, by the three convicts and the minor brother of the girl. It was alleged that Mohd. Salim caught hold of the right hand, the juvenile brother caught hold of the left hand, and Akbar Ali caught hold of the hair and slit the throat of Ankit Saxena. Thereafter, Ankit fell on the footpath. His parents were also present and trying to protect their son.

They were shocked to see their son in a pool of blood. He was taken to the hospital but was declared dead.On the complaint of Yashpal Saksena, an FIR was lodged at Police Station Khyala. After the investigation, Delhi police filed a charge sheet against Mohd. Salim, Akbar Ali and Shahnaz Begum under sections 302, 323 and 34 of the IPC. The Delhi police listed 28 witnesses to prove their case. Yashpal Saksena was the complainant and eyewitness to the incident. Ankit’s mother was also cited as a witness. His friend, Anmol Singh, was also cited as an eyewitness. On December 23, 2023, the court convicted the parents and maternal uncle of the girl for murdering her lover, Ankit Saksena, in February 2018.

What Is The Ankit Saxena Murder Case

The Ankit Saxena Murder Case is five years old and took place in 2018. 23-year-old Ankit was killed in front of his parents allegedly by family members of his girlfriend in west Delhi; he was stabbed and had his throat slit using a sharp weapon. The incident took place when Saxena, a photographer by profession, was on his way to meet his girlfriend. He was caught by her family in Raghubir Nagar and a verbal spat followed. Saxena, was then kicked and punched by the girl’s father and uncle before the former stabbed him and slit his throat. The duo (Saxena and the girl) were in a relationship for more than two years.  According to the reports, the girl’s family had also warned him to end the relationship.

(Inputs from ANI)