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Delhi riots: Tahir Hussain, 4 others get life term for IB officer Ankit Sharma’s murder

In a significant ruling, a Delhi court has imposed a life sentence on former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain along with four co-defendants for the gruesome murder of Ankit Sharma, an Intelligence Bureau official. The victim was tragically killed during the violent 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. The prosecution argued for the death penalty, highlighting the 51 injuries sustained by Sharma, while the court weighed mitigating factors before determining the appropriate punishment.

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