Two life convicts challenge sentences in 2020 IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case
Two men convicted of murdering IB official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots have appealed their life sentences in a higher court. The convicts claim they were falsely implicated and had no connection to the primary accused, Tahir Hussain.
Why it matters
The case is a significant legal development stemming from the 2020 North East Delhi communal violence, which remains a sensitive political and social issue.
NEW DELHI: Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North East Delhi riots have challenged their conviction and sentence before the higher court.The convicts, Nazim and Kasim, were among five people convicted by the Karkardooma court in Delhi in the murder case.
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