Delhi High Court Denies Bail to Ex-AAP Councillor in 2020 Delhi Riots Murder Case

The Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, rejected former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s bail application for his alleged role in murdering IB officer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. 

The court noted that Hussain instigated the mob to “not spare Hindus” and dragged Sharma into a Jaffrabad house, where the officer sustained multiple stab wounds. 

Delhi Police charged Hussain under Sections 147, 148, 153A, 302 read with 120B IPC. Pulastya Pramachala J. of Karkardooma Court had framed murder charges against Hussain and ten others in March 2023.

[Tahir Hussain v. State of Delhi]