Tahir Hussain Sentenced to Life for IB Officer's Murder

A Delhi court sentenced former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment on July 31, 2026, for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma.

The victim was killed during the 2020 riots, with a post-mortem report documenting 51 ante-mortem injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons and blunt force trauma.

While the court convicted Hussain on charges including murder and rioting, it acquitted him of criminal conspiracy and abetment of mutiny, rejecting the police's plea for the death penalty.