The analysis of the Ankit Sharma’s case reporting from the four leading news websites: The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times, and The Times of India.
Ankit Sharma, an IB Officer who was murdered in the Delhi Riots (Photo credit -India TV).
Case Details:
Ankit Sharma, an Intelligence Bureau Officer’s body recovered from the drain in the north-east Delhi’s riot-hit Chand Bagh area. His family blamed the AAP leader Tahir Hussain for the youth’s death. His father, who works in Delhi Police, alleged that rioters caught him and took him to the building which belongs to the AAP leader Tahir and was murdered.
According to an AAP leader, Tahir Hussain’s membership has been revoked till the police investigation.
The Hindu
The Hindu reported the story with the details related to the murder, including statement from Delhi Police, his family members, and the CM’s statement.
Image: Ankit Sharma passport photo was used.
The Indian Express: The Indian Express followed the same footstep of the Hindu. It covered the statements of Delhi Police, family members. The story was wrapped up in around 250 words.
Image: Tahir Hussain and Ankit Sharma images were adjacent to each other.
The Hindustan Times
The Hindustan Times includes the family, Delhi Police’s statements, and details of Ankit Sharma’s autopsy that he got “multiple abrasion….deep cuts” as per the IANS, news agency report.
The HT also gave the brief background details of the entire case, included the allegation by the BJP leader Manoj Tiwari, on his twitter account, and economic loss in Delhi worth crores rupees.
Image: People paying tribute to Ankit Sharma and Ratan Lal, a Delhi police constable was used.
The Times of India
The Times of India’s story focussed more on the autopsy report suggesting over 200 injuries.
Though it incorporated the details of Tahir Hussain’s suspension from the AAP party and Ankit Tiwari’s father statement.
Image: Ankit Sharma file photo of the ANI was used.
Tags: Ankit Sharma, IB official, Northeast Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party, Intelligence Bureau, Chand Bagh
Source Credit: The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times, The Times of India
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