What WSJ claims

What Ankur told Times Fact Check

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Leading US news website Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted Ankur Sharma , brother of murdered IB officer Ankit Sharma , as saying that Ankit was killed by people chanting ‘ Jai Shri Ram ’ slogans.In an article titled ‘India’s Ruling Party, Government Slammed Over Delhi Violence’, WSJ claims to have spoken to Ankur.As per WSJ, Ankit was returning home, a group of rioters started throwing stones and charged into the street his house is located in.“They came armed with stones, rods, knives and even swords; they shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' [Glory to Lord Ram]; some even wore helmets," WSJ quotes Ankur as saying in a telephonic interview. "They started throwing stones, bricks at residents, who rushed to Ankit to help them....Later, his body was found in a ditch."Here’s the screengrab of this paragraph from the report that quotes Ankur. The report can only be viewed by WSJ subscribers.Times Fact Check got in touch with Ankur Sharma.In a telephonic conversation with Times Fact Check, Ankur denied giving any such quote to WSJ. He said, "They’re lying. I've always said that my brother was attacked by Aam Aadmi Party Councillor (from Nehru Vihar) Tahir Hussain 's men. They attacked Ankit and dragged him inside Hussain’s house."Earlier, speaking to Hindustan Times (HT), Ankur accused Hussain of plotting Ankit’s death at the hands of a mob. “The mob that snatched and killed my brother was operating from Hussain’s house. A mob was pelting stones from the terrace of that building,” Sharma’s brother, Ankur told HT.Times Fact Check doesn’t have access to the telephonic conversation WSJ claims it had with Ankur. We have reached out to WSJ regarding the report in question, we will update this report if and when they respond.Times Fact Check is just placing the facts as they are and is refraining from passing any judgement.In a new report titled 'India begins probe of clashes that left 38 dead' , WSJ said, "On Thursday, Mr Sharma's brother repeated the story but said he and his family believed Mr Sharma was killed by supporters of a local municipal politician, Tahir Hussain, who is Muslim and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, the local political party that controls the government of Delhi. He offered no evidence for the claim. Police said the father had filed a complaint alleging Mr. Hussain was involved in the killing."