'Not too late, HC will ensure justice': Tahir Hussain on life term in Ankit Sharma murder case
Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh rejected the Delhi Police's plea for the death penalty, stating the case did not meet the 'rarest of the rare' threshold.
Hussain and four other convicts received life terms; Hussain said he will seek justice from the Delhi High Court.
Ankit Sharma's body was found in a drain during the communal violence between February 23 and 26, 2020, amid protests over the CAA and NRC.
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