Delhi riots: Convicts' kin to challenge life sentence in HC, deny links to Tahir Hussain
The families of five convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Ankit Sharma during the Delhi riots plan to appeal the verdict in the Delhi High Court. They deny any association with former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, while the victim's family expresses dissatisfaction, seeking the death penalty for the perpetrators.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing legal and social tensions stemming from the 2020 Delhi riots, reflecting the public demand for accountability in high-profile communal violence cases.
NEW DELHI: The family of two convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ankit Sharma murder case, along with former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, on Friday said they would challenge the trial court's verdict in the Delhi High Court.Speaking to ANI, Mohammad Asif, the brother of convicts Nazim and Kasim, claimed that his brothers had been falsely implicated in the case and denied any connection with Tahir Hussain."We will appeal in the High Court. One of my brothers, the younger one, Kasim, lived in the village. The other one too had gone to the village two days before the incident.
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