2020 riots: Tahir Hussain moves Delhi HC on conviction in Ankit Sharma murder case
The appeal further alleged that witnesses were planted, statements of genuine eyewitnesses were manipulated, and the actual perpetrators were not brought to book
Former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain has filed an appeal in the Delhi high court challenging his conviction and life sentence in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma that occurred during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. Hussain's appeal alleges that the investigation was tainted from the beginning and was aimed at implicating him to quell public anger.
The appeal, filed on August 24, claims that the investigation was manipulated, witnesses were planted, and the actual perpetrators were not brought to justice. It further states that the verdict is "unsustainable in law" and lacks proper evidence. The trial court convicted Hussain, along with four others, of Sharma's murder in July 13, and sentenced them to life in July 31.
However, the high court had previously issued notice in an appeal by two individuals against the same orders, setting December 2 as the next hearing date.
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