No Country For Love? Netizens Outraged Over Ankit Saxena’s Murder

The internet expressed its dismay at the 23-year-old photographer’s brutal murder for loving outside his community.

As his mother cried for help, many bystanders simply took pictures and videos of his bloodied body.

(Photo Courtesy: Facebook/AnkitSaxena)

The country is shocked at the brutal murder of photographer Ankit Saxena in the middle of a busy Delhi street on 1 February. As his mother cried for help, many bystanders allegedly simply took pictures and videos of his body.

News reports of how the boy was killed by his girlfriend’s family became the talking point on several social media platforms including Twitter. Comments ranged from discussing the role of religion in this tragedy, to the voyeuristic attitude of bystanders present at the incident who failed to lend a helping hand.

Here’s what netizens said: