The Hindu·5 min read·medium
How the Ankit Sharma murder case ended in Tahir Hussain’s conviction | Explained
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Ishita Mishra
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A Delhi court has sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma. The killing occurred during the Northeast Delhi riots, with the court describing the act as exceptionally brutal.
The murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots became one of the most closely watched criminal cases arising from the communal violence that followed protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The riots claimed 53 lives, injured hundreds and displaced many families.
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