The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to former municipal councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Justice Neena Bansal upheld the trial court’s earlier rejection of Hussain’s bail plea.

During the earlier hearing, Special Public Prosecutor Rajat Nair and advocate Dhruv Pande, appearing for the Delhi Police, told the court that Hussain played a direct role in Sharma’s killing. They alleged that Hussain, along with others, dragged Ankit Sharma from the crowd, stabbed him 51 times, and dumped his body in a drain near Khajuri Khas. Sharma, according to the prosecution, had been trying to calm tensions during the riots.

The prosecution further argued that several eyewitness

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