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Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others awarded life imprisonment for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during Delhi riots

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2026

A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and four co-convicts to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence...

Crime

‘They turned into butchers’: Delhi Police demands death penalty for former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, 4 others in Ankit Sharma’s murder

OpIndia Staff - 27 July, 2026

"They fell to the level of being animals. Even after the victim died, they kept on the assault," Delhi Police argued.

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‘Our Tahir Hussain is innocent, Allah knows’: Neighbours rally behind Ankit Sharma’s killer as OpIndia visits Chand Bagh after conviction

केशव मालान - 16 July, 2026

The court recently found Tahir Hussain and four others guilty in the murder case, while acquitting six of the 12 accused. The sentencing is yet to be announced.

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Tahir Hussain and five others finally convicted in Ankit Sharma murder case: How OpIndia’s Delhi Anti-Hindu Riots coverage told stories that nobody else did

Shraddha Pandey - 14 July, 2026

The conviction of Tahir Hussain is not only about ensuring justice for Ankit Sharma but also confirms what OpIndia has been saying for years: that the 2020 Delhi riots were not spontaneous but the eventuality of a pre-planned conspiracy hatched by Islamo-leftists.

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Exclusive on Tahir Hussain’s conviction: Tahir Hussain claimed his PCR calls proved his innocence. Here’s why the court didn’t buy his propaganda

Nupur J Sharma - 14 July, 2026

Six years after IB officer Ankit Sharma was brutally murdered during the 2020 Delhi riots, a court's conviction of Tahir Hussain lays bare the evidence, dismantles his PCR-call defence, and reinforces the prosecution's case that the violence was a targeted attack on Hindus.

Crime

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Court convicts former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain of the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2026

Tahir Hussain, who earlier admitted that he wanted to “teach Hindus a lesson”, has been convicted for the offences under Section 188, 153A, 147, 148, 149, 365 and 302 of IPC. The court convicted five other accused men for the murder of Ankit Sharma.

Crime

Delhi: Karkardooma Court defers much-anticipated verdict in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case to 11 June, AAP leader Tahir Hussain and 10 others are...

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2026

The Karkardooma Court in Delhi on Thursday deferred its much-awaited judgment in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma to June...

Law

Delhi Anti-Hindu Riots: Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, Salim Malik and Athar Khan denied bail by Delhi court

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

Tahir Hussain, Salim Malik and Athar Khan were denied by Karkardooma Courts Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai.

Politics

Tahir Hussain, former AAP Councillor accused in 2020 anti-Hindu riots and AIMIM candidate for Delhi elections, says he is not getting time to campaign...

ANI - 2 February, 2025

AIMIM candidate Tahir Hussain, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots, has been granted custody parole by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections

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