NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and several others in the 2020 murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the North East Delhi riots.The Karkardooma court convicted Hussain of murder and other offences related to rioting. However, it dropped the charge of criminal conspiracy against him.According to ANI, the court also convicted Nazim, Kashim, Anas and Javed for murder, kidnapping, promoting enmity and rioting in connection with the case.The court acquitted six other accused.Ankit Sharma, an Intelligence Bureau official, was killed during the communal violence that erupted in North East Delhi in February 2020. His body was recovered from a drain near Chand Bagh after the riots.The court is expected to hear arguments on the quantum of sentence at a later date.More details awaited.
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