2020 Delhi riots IB officer murder: Police seek death for Tahir Hussain, other convicts

1 min readUpdated: Jul 27, 2026 04:18 PM IST Tahir Hussain's counsel said that the police themselves were unable to control the violent mob, and in such a situation, a single individual cannot be held responsible for the murder. (Express File) 2020 riots IB Officer murder case: Delhi Police on Monday demanded the death penalty for ex-Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain and four others convicted of the torture and ‘cold-blooded’ murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 riots in the national capital. The convicted persons, the police told a city court, ‘turned into animals’ who inflicted 51 injuries on Sharma – seven of which were fatal on their own.Hussain’s counsel opposed the demand, arguing the death penalty its only to be given in the ‘rarest of rare cases’. H