New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on the quantum of sentence to be imposed on former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma Court said it would pronounce the order on July 31 after hearing detailed submissions from the prosecution and the defence on the question …
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Karkardooma Court in Delhi is scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday regarding the quantum of sentence to be awarded to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four other convicts in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Earlier this month, on July 13, the court convicted Tahir Hussain and four co-accused on charges including murder, rioting, kidnapping and promoting enmity between …
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party leadership must explain its political association with and patronage of ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, who was held guilty of instigating the 2020 Delhi riots, murder and violence in a court. Reacting to the trial court’s decision delivered on Monday, Chief Minister Gupta said that the conviction of Tahir Hussain in the case marks an important step towards justice for the families who lost the…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday fixed July 23 for hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence for former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The Karkardooma Court said it would commence hearing arguments on sentencing from July 23 after delivering its judgment on Monday, convicting Hussain, Javed, Anas, Nazim, and Kasim in the murder case…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday welcomed a Delhi court’s verdict convicting former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 city riots, demanding an apology from Arvind Kejriwal for trying to shield his party colleague and slamming the Congress for pursuing politics of appeasement. Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that when the conspiracy of these riots was being hatched, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s st…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Facing flak over the conviction of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case, the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought to distance himself, stating that the convict had been expelled from the party long ago.Kejriwal, taking to his X account, posted, “We expelled him from AAP long long back. Didn’t he join one of chanda chor party’s sister organization?”His reply comes on the back of scathing criticism from the BJP,…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should apologise to the people of the national capital after a court convicted former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case involving the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma.Reacting to the verdict, Khandelwal alleged that the violence had been pre-planned and accused the AAP of supporting those involved.“This clearly shows that the riots were pre-planned and we…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The brother of late Intelligence Bureau (IB) official, Ankit Sharma, on Tuesday said the court’s verdict convicting former AAP Councillor, Tahir Hussain, and four others for the murder during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, is a significant step towards justice, but added that the loss suffered by the family can never be eased as his brother is no longer with them.Speaking to IANS after the verdict, Ankur Sharma, the victim’s brother, said the family is still living…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday welcomed the conviction of former Aam Aadmi Party Municipal Councillor Tahir Hussain for the planned murder of Intelligence Bureau Official Ankit Sharma in the midst of the 2020 Delhi riots in North East Delhi. Delhi BJP President said that the Aam Aadmi Party has had a strong bond with several anti- national activists, which has time and again been exposed, including Tahir Hussain’s link to the 2020 riots.Khalid Saifi, ano…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots, while acquitting six co-accused in the case. The Karkardooma Court held Hussain guilty under Sections 302 (murder), 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine a person), 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant), 153A …