Tahir Hussain, four others sentenced to life imprisonment in IB staff Ankit Sharma murder case
A Delhi court has sentenced former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma. The conviction follows a lengthy trial related to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Why it matters
This verdict concludes a high-profile legal case involving a political figure and the death of a government official, highlighting the judicial response to the 2020 communal violence in Delhi.
A Delhi Court on Friday (July 31, 2026) sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain, and four others to life improvement in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during 2020 riots.
Earlier this month, the Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma had convicted Hussain and four others in the crime.
Hussain was convicted for murder, kidnapping with intent to confine, rioting with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, and promoting enmity between different groups, among other serious charges. He was, however, acquitted on charges of hatching a criminal conspiracy and abetment of mutiny.
The court also convicted Javed, Anas, Nazim, and Kasim for the crime, while acquitting six other accused persons who had been facing trial in the case.
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