Who was Ankit Sharma, the man who died in Delhi violence
Delhiites witnessed one of the worst clashes in recent times over the amended Citizenship law. The violence in northeast Delhi has claimed over 20 lives so far. Ankit Sharma was one of those.
Ankit Sharma's body was recovered from a drain in the violence-hit Chand Bagh area on Wednesday. Ankit Sharma was working as a Security Assistant in the Intelligence Bureau (IB). In 2017, the officer joined the Intelligence Bureau and was training as a driver. Ankit Sharma was returning home Tuesday evening when he was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by a violent mob on Chand Bagh bridge. Later, his body was thrown in a drain by the mob. However, some reports also claim that died of a bullet injury.
Ankit Sharma was a resident of Khajuri Khas locality in northeast Delhi. He had been missing since Tuesday evening. His father, Ravinder Sharma, also works with the IB.
Ankit Sharma's family members have alleged that a few people who were pelting stones from the building belonging to AAP leader and Municipal Councillor Tahir Hussain in Chand Bagh, had killed him.
Describing the sequence of events, his father said: "Ankit went at the site (Chand Bagh) where stone-pelting was taking place. Around 15-20 people came from Tahir's building and dragged 5-6 people inside the building. They also fire at other people who tried to save those taken inside the building."
"People were pelting stones from that building. Ankit was attacked with a knife. One more body was recovered from there. Ankit's body has been sent to GTB Hospital for post-mortem."
