Tahir Hussain, four others convicted in IB staff Ankit Sharma murder case
A Delhi court on Monday (July 13, 2026) convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others for the murder of Intelligence
A Delhi court on Monday (July 13, 2026) convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma courts delivered the verdict in an open court. The detailed order was awaited till the time of the filing of this report. 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. Of the accused, only Hussain, Nazim and Kasim were in judicial custody. The remaining accused were granted bail during the course of the proceedings. The AAP leader’s plea for bail was rejected by the Delhi High Court in September 2025.
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. Kumar accused Hussain and others for the crime. On March 24, 2023 the trial court framed charges against the accused. The court is expected to hear the parties on the quantum of sentence on a later date.
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