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The Delhi High Court connected Thursday (September 25, 2025) denied bail to erstwhile AAP councillor Tahir Hussain successful the execution lawsuit of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 riots.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, portion pronouncing the order, said "the exertion is dismissed".
The constabulary had opposed Hussain's plea calling it a shocking lawsuit involving the brutal execution of a young quality officer.
The evidence, it said, showed however Sharma portion attempting to pacify the accused and urging them not to instrumentality the instrumentality into their ain hands, was caught, dragged and stabbed 51 times with a crisp limb earlier his assemblage was dumped into an adjoining drain.
Hussain's counsel submitted that helium had completed implicit 5 years successful custody and successful spite of the proceedings court's "best efforts" to expedite the trial, its decision mightiness instrumentality time.
The proceedings tribunal denied him bail connected March 12.
According to the prosecution, connected February 26, 2020, complainant Ravinder Kumar informed the Dayalpur constabulary presumption officials that his lad Ankit Sharma, who was posted successful the Intelligence Bureau, was missing since February 25, 2020.
He aboriginal learnt from immoderate locals that a person's assemblage was dumped successful the Khajuri Khas nala from the masjid of Chand Bagh pulia aft being murdered.
The prosecution alleged that Sharma's assemblage was recovered from Khajuri Khas nala and determination were 51 injuries connected his body.
Hussain is 1 of the accused successful the case.
Four different accused were besides stated to beryllium the portion of the convulsive mob which was progressive successful the acts of rioting and arson, which killed Sharma.
Communal clashes had breached retired successful northeast Delhi connected February 24, 2020, aft unit betwixt citizenship instrumentality supporters and protesters spiralled retired of power leaving astatine slightest 53 radical dormant and scores injured.
