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Ankit Saxena murder case: Family awaits compensation from Delhi govt
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): An old man and his wife sat in a daze in a West Delhi colony as a garlanded photo of their son hanged on a wall. The boy's smile in the picture is in stark contrast to the look on the face of his father-sombre, dejected and neglected. Yashpal Saxena, who became a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity when his son was bludgeoned to death by a Muslim family, is now a figure of lack of apathy. 23-year-old Ankit Saxena was lynched to death in broad daylight in the national capital by his Muslim girlfriend's family in February 2018. The murder took a communal angle but the grief-stricken father put his foot down. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government had promised the family a compensation of Rs 5 lakh but they have not received a penny. While speaking to ANI, Yashpal Saxena said, "We have yet not received any compensation. We repeatedly reminded the Delhi government, but they did not pay heed to it. The government has not fulfilled its promise." Four months after h