New Delhi: Even as the violence has subsided and an uneasy calm prevails in northeast Delhi, Police on Wednesday discovered the body of a Security Assistant in Intelligence Bureau (IB) from Chand Bagh Pulia of strife-torn area.
Ankit Sharma is believed to have died of a bullet injury and his body bore injury marks of severe beatings too. The deceased had been missing since Tuesday evening. His father, Ravinder Sharma, is also working in the IB.
“His family members told the police that on Tuesday morning, a group had started pelting stones after barging into the street where his house is located. The family members called Ankit and asked him to rescue them. He reached the street, but was stopped by a group. They started beating him up and took him away,” a senior police officer said.
Ankit’s father Devendra Sharma is also a head constable in IB. According to him, Ankit was was beaten and then shot. The police took the body into custody and sent it to GTB Hospital for postmortem. Sharma said Ankit joined IB in 2017.
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