2020 Delhi Riots: Tahir Hussain, 4 Others Get Life in IB Officer Ankit Sharma Murder
A Delhi court sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots.
The Karkardooma Court rejected the prosecution's death penalty plea, stating the convicts were not beyond reform.
The five convicts—Tahir Hussain, Nazir, Asim, Javed, and Anas—were found guilty under IPC sections including rioting, murder, and promoting enmity between groups.
Ankit Sharma, an Intelligence Bureau officer, was killed during the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots; his father's complaint led to the case.
The court described the crime's brutality as 'nauseating and sickening' but opted for life imprisonment over capital punishment.
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