Who is Tahir Hussain? From AAP councillor to life convict in Ankit Sharma murder case during Delhi riots
Tahir Hussain, former AAP councillor, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
Hussain represented the Nehru Vihar ward in northeast Delhi and was a sitting AAP councillor when the communal violence broke out in February 2020.
The Delhi Police sought the death penalty, calling the killing 'exceptionally brutal,' but the court rejected it.
Hussain was suspended by AAP, joined AIMIM in December 2024, and contested the 2025 Delhi Assembly election from Mustafabad, finishing third with 33,474 votes.
Hussain also faces trial in the larger Delhi riots conspiracy case under UAPA.
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