2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts Tahir Hussain in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case
A Delhi court has convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North East Delhi riots. While the court upheld charges of murder and rioting, it acquitted six other individuals and dropped the criminal conspiracy charge against Hussain.
Why it matters
This is a high-profile legal development concerning the accountability for the 2020 Delhi communal violence.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and several others in the 2020 murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the North East Delhi riots.The Karkardooma court convicted Hussain of murder and other offences related to rioting.
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