Ankit Sharma’s neighbours also alleged that stones and petrol bombs had been thrown from the roof of the five-storey building owned by Hussain
New Delhi: In Delhi violence, another controversy has erupted over the alleged role of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain in the death of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee who was found dead in one of the areas in northeast Delhi most affected by four days of violence over Citizenship Amendment Act protests, in which 32 are killed.
The IB employee Ankit Sharma, whose body was found in a drain near his home in Jaffrabad, was allegedly attacked by a mob and beaten to death on his way home on Tuesday.
After the body was found on Wednesday, his father Ravinder Sharma, who is also an IB employee, alleged that supporters of Tahir Hussain had killed Ankit. He alleged that his son had been shot after he was beaten; the body has been sent for an autopsy.
Ankit Sharma’s neighbours also alleged that stones and petrol bombs had been thrown from the roof of the five-storey building owned by Hussain.
As proof of these allegations, videos have been gone viral on social media These show a man believed to be Hussain, who is a Municipal Councilor, on the roof along with some other men; these men appear to be involved in stone-throwing.
At one point the man believed to be Hussain is seen carrying a lathi.
In the videos, massive plumes of smoke seem to be billowing up directly from below the same building, suggesting Hussain’s house too may have been under attack.
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