Delhi riots: Convicts' kin to challenge life sentence in HC, deny links to Tahir Hussain
Family of convicts Nazim and Kasim will challenge life sentences in Delhi High Court in Ankit Sharma murder case.
Mohammad Asif, brother of the convicts, denies their links to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, claiming false implication.
Ankit Sharma's brother, Ankur Sharma, had demanded the death penalty for the convicts, calling it a 'rarest of rare' case.
All five convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment; prosecution said Sharma suffered 51 injuries before being dumped in a drain.
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