Delhi Police seek death penalty for Tahir Hussain, four others in Ankit Sharma murder case
Delhi Police have requested the death penalty for former councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the 2020 murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma. The prosecution argues the brutality of the crime qualifies it as a 'rarest of rare' case.
The Delhi police on Monday sought the death penalty for former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during 2020 riots. The police submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma Courts that the “cold-blooded” killing, marked by 51 injuries on the victim’s body, qualified as a “rarest of rare” case warranting capital punishment.
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