"Clearcut motive to kill and harm only Hindus": Delhi court frames charges against Tahir Hussain in Ankit Sharma murder case who was stabbed 51 times

NewsBharati    25-Mar-2023 11:22:05 AM
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A Delhi Court framed murder and conspiracy charges against Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain and ten others for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the anti-Hindu Delhi riots on February 25, 2020. It should be noted that he was stabbed 51 times and his body was recovered from a drain.
 
Tahir Hussain murder charges
Tahir Hussain and ten others are charged under sections 147, 148, 153A, 302, 365, 120B, 149 & 188 of the Indian Penal Code. Tahir Hussain was additionally charged under sections 104,109 & 505 of IPC. Apart from him, charges were framed against accused Haseen alias Mullaji alias Salman, Nazim, Kasim, Sameer Khan, Anas, Firoz, Javed, Gulfam, Shoib Alam alias Bobby and Muntajim alias Musa.
 
The court observed, "As per evidence, the mob was acting in a well-prepared manner to attack Hindus and their properties, which signifies the existence of a prior meeting of their mind. Tahir Hussain also played the role of instigator to kill Hindus and exhorting this mob so as not to spare Hindus. He instigated the mob when Ankit came forward towards this mob," the court said.
 
 
"The conspiracy need not be specific to kill Ankit. When the accused persons were acting in pursuance to conspiracy and common object to kill Hindus, it covered killing of Ankit as well for the reasons that Ankit was killed because he was Hindu," the court added.
 
While framing the charges, the court also added, "Tahir was continuously acting in a manner of supervising & motivating this mob. All these things were done to target Hindus. Every member of the mob assembled there participated in achieving the objective of targeting Hindus."
 
Thus, a criminal conspiracy to indulge in a riot and to kill Hindus and harm the properties of Hindus is well reflected in the evidence on the record, the court added.