They wanted to spread the message of peace by remembering the local Hindu boy who was killed because of his relationship with a Muslim woman. Ankit Saxena, 23, a freelance wedding photographer, was murdered in front of his family in February by the relatives of a woman he was courting since they were opposed to the inter-faith affair. Five months after the incident, his father Yashpal organised the iftar on Sunday with the help of their neighbour Mohammad Izhar Alam. Speaking on the side of the iftar party, Yashpal said, “I want them (the accused in Ankit’s murder) to be hanged. Pushpa Otwal, a neighbour, said she knew Ankit since his childhood and that she had come to attend the iftar in his memory.

Source: Hindustan Times June 04, 2018 03:00 UTC