Tahir Hussain, four others sentenced to life imprisonment in IB staff Ankit Sharma murder case
Tahir Hussain and four others receive life sentences for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during 2020 riots.
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The Delhi police had sought death penalty for the former Councillor
Updated - July 31, 2026 05:37 pm IST
Tahir Hussain. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
A Delhi Court on Friday (July 31, 2026) sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain, and four others to life imprisonment 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.
The Delhi police had sought the death penalty for the former Councillor, submitting that the “cold-blooded” killing, marked by 51 injuries on the victim’s body, qualified as a “rarest of rare” case warranting capital punishment.
The case stems from an FIR registered at the Dayalpur police station on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Ravinder Kumar. In his complaint, Mr. Kumar said that his son had returned home from work on February 25, 2020 but stepped out again on some work. When he failed to return, the family launched a search, and was later informed that he had been killed. His body was subsequently recovered from a drain near a mosque in the Chand Bagh Pulia area. The post-mortem examination recorded 51 ante-mortem injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons and blunt force trauma. Mr. Kumar accused Hussain and others for the crime. On March 24, 2023 the trial court framed charges against the accused.
Published - July 31, 2026 04:35 pm IST
murder / Delhi violence 2020
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