I am co-founder of a SaaS startup company @Share a Refund and currently working in capacity of COO/CTO, ... Report … A website has anonymously quoted a senior police officer as saying that Sharma’s is a targeted killing and “a hate crime”. Golu, a friend of Verma who says he was present at the parking that time, makes us talk on the phone to one Rahul. The burnt vehicles in Pradeep’s parking Muslim residents of Mustafabad and Hindu residents of the adjoining Moonga Nagar are huddled at the entrance of their lanes, located on the other side of the road, watching the action. IB Staffer Ankit Sharma’s Murder A Case Of ‘Targetted Killing’, Could Be A ‘Message’ By Killers: Report by Swarajya Staff - Mar 5, 2020 10:55 AM IB officer Ankit Sharma (@ANI/Twitter) God knows how I acted so stupid as to get this Om tattoo carved on my arm,” the driver begins. The men, according to an unnamed source quoted in the report, did not touch anyone but Sharma.

The complaint has accused WSJ of 'defaming particular religion & spreading communal tension'. They also alleged that Hussain is in possession of guns, petrol bombs, and swords and that Sharma was allegedly brutally murdered in Chand Bagh by 'outsider goons' brought allegedly by Hussain. The complainant Legal Rights Observatory- LRO (activist group)  had alleged that  WSJ had allegedly 'misreported on Delhi violence and murder of IB official Ankit Sharma'. Around 4 pm, a mob forcibly entered inside the parking, he says. He said, "I never gave such a statement to the Wall Street Journal. “They were all Muslims. It had no clothes except for the underwear, and it had stab wounds all over and burnt marks on body parts suggesting an attempt to hide his identity, the statement says. WSJ quoted Ankur saying, "they shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' [Glory to Lord Ram]; some even wore helmets'. That day, Ankit, I and two other men were walking past a Muslim area amid heavy stone-pelting from the rooftops. Its a place where I share whats in my mind & what I am up to now a days. Welcome to my web space where I share with the world the news & happenings in my life. As soon as they entered, they said, ‘Hindu hai maaro’ [He is Hindu, kill him].”, “They had blunt knives and rods, and bottles filled with petrol. The doctors who conducted post-mortem on Sharma’s body, told the cop present there that it had at least 54 deep stab wounds. The house is latched from inside and the inmates aren’t opening the gate for any journalist or visitor. A search of the drain was then carried out and the body was found. All Rights Reserved. “Swati Maliwal go back”, they shout. Copyright: Swarajya. Pradeep Verma (not to be confused with Sharma’s neighbour) is manager at a car parking adjoining Hussain’s building.

“On Tuesday, the mob comprised unfamiliar faces. Serving the extensive, esoteric, and intensely challenging world of Astrology rather successfully for over two decades, veteran and benevolent astrologer Ankit Sharma of India has been globally famous for his marvelous and life-changing services related with astrologyand psychic healing, which solved almost all … “They are from our area,” says Rahul. Khazoori Khas is Hindu-populated while Chand Bagh is Muslim-populated. I didn’t look back again, and ran for my life.”. Sharma, along with his friend Kalu and a few others, was on one side of a small bridge while heavy stone-pelting was on from the other side.

We need your support, throughout. For us to invest in quality reporting and continue bringing you the right stories, it takes a lot of time and money. The three men had disappeared. As Delhi police probes into a complaint against American news agency Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) report on IB officer Ankit Sharma murder, the WSJ has stood by its report quoting Sharma's brother - Ankur, stating that they have his quote's recording. The picture was clicked on 27 February/Swarajya. Both of you keep your mouth shut. https://www.india.com/news/india/delhi-violence-ib-officer- “Ek story to aap par honi chahiye [one report should be done on you],” he says. Ankit Sharma. It was in the said confined location that he is suspected to have been stripped and brutalised. The noise and the ensuing chaos prompts several men in uniform to rush to the spot. Hussain has denied any role in the violence or the murder.“…For our safety, my family and I had moved away from our home on Monday in police presence. The Delhi police who have received the case from Maharashtra Cyber Cell has met the I&B ministry regarding the same. In the first information report (FIR) registered in Sharma’s death, the statement by his father Ravinder Sharma says that when he went around inquiring about his son, locals told him that a man is believed to have been thrown from a mosque in Chand Bagh into a drain in that area. Partner with us, be a patron or a subscriber. His father is an assistant sub-inspector with the Delhi police. Partner with us, be a patron or a subscriber. “It seemed he went out to check what was happening outside. We asked many residents but none could identify the two missing persons last seen with Sharma. The mob was pouncing on people. As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is, all in all, a reader-subscription-backed business model and in order to make sure we build a media platform with only the best interests of India at heart, we need your backing. With Hussain under the police scanner for Sharma’s death, AAP is facing huge criticism from the Hindu residents. When the pelting became heavier, we started running.”, “At one point, I looked back and a chill went down my spine. Another neighbour, Pradeep Kumar, who lives right opposite Sharma’s house, says that was the last anybody in the lane saw him. He was dressed in black pants and a black shirt with a towel around his neck, says Sagar. Maliwal leaves the area. Residents say it was a Muslim mob that targeted Hindu residents and their businesses and temples.

On Thursday, three more bodies were found floating in a drain in Gokulpuri, as per this Indian Express report. When talking about the Media’s reportage of Ankit Sharma’s murder, one has to mention how Wall Street Journal seemingly fabricated a quote by Ankit Sharma’s brother. Madam, you are light-skinned so cover your face with the scarf,” he says before the ride. Eyewitnesses and locals say he was “caught” just outside Hussain’s building and was possibly dragged inside and killed. His father is an assistant sub-inspector with the Delhi police. They hit him with something on his face and he couldn’t manage to escape their clutches.”. Complaint filed against WSJ on alleged misreporting of IB officer's murder in Delhi riots, TRUMPS COVID POSITIVE: US President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Test Covid Positive, Sushant's aides Ankit & Ganesh protest in Delhi amid hunger strike; question Big B, others, Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's tally nears 64 lakhs; states issue Unlock-5 guidelines, Hathras Horror: Section 144 at India Gate as Congress workers protest for Rahul & Priyanka, WSJ touts 'We have recording' as Ankit Sharma's kin claims being misquoted in its report.

An equally large mob is gathered on the streets below, many of them are seen indulging in stone-pelting. Later, Sharma’s body was possibly dragged to the drain and dumped. A familiar resident approaches us. All Rights Reserved. “I still shudder at the thought. Vengeance is clearly visible by the condition of the body. Sagar, who lives three-four houses away, says he saw Sharma leaving his house around 4 pm on Tuesday. He was then possibly taken to a confined location as nobody saw him after. He also had a helmet in his hand,” he says. “All the cars are charred. Some news channels have taken their cameras inside the three-storey building that residents say houses Hussain’s office. The probe into the death of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Ankit Sharma during the recent violence in Delhi has indicated a strong possibility of it being a “targeted killing”, and not a random act of violence, as per a report in The Times of India. Get Swarajya in your inbox everyday.

Swarajya - a big tent for liberal right of centre discourse that reaches out, engages and caters to the new India. Golu says Rahul witnessed Sharma “disappearing”. In this high-density, congested and chaotic pocket of north-east Delhi, a deep mistrust of the ‘other’ community is now rampant. This goes against the claims made by news channels, publications and politicians that Sharma was stabbed more than 400 times and his intestine pulled out. I knew by instinct that the men wouldn’t come out of alive. Eyewitnesses and locals say he was “caught” just outside Hussain’s building and was possibly dragged inside and killed, adding that they barely escaped his fate. An unnamed source in the intelligence department also told the newspaper that “the sequence indicates that the killers may have been trying to send across a message”. Subscribe here. According to the report, the police found that Sharma had returned from office around 5 pm on 25 February, following which he stepped out with his friends. And in challenging times like this, we need your support now more than ever—to continue bringing you stories that are often shrugged off. Eye-witnesses and locals say they barely escaped Sharma’s fate.