AAP suspends Tahir Hussain after charged with murder in Delhi Violence

Hussain was seen on the roof of a building near Ankit Sharma’s residence with some men who appear to be involved in stone-throwing

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain gets suspended from the primary membership of his party on Thursday evening after he was charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee found dead in a drain in northeast Delhi most affected by violence over citizenship amendment Act protests.

Hussain will remain suspended until the charges against him are probed and he is cleared, said a tweet AAP.

On Tuesday Ankit Sharma, whose body was found in a drain near his home in Jafrabad, was allegedly attacked by a mob and stabbed to death on his way home. The post-mortem report of Ankit Sharma was released on Thursday, indicated multiple stab wounds across his body.

After the body was found on Wednesday, his father Ravinder Sharma, who is also an IB employee, alleged supporters of Hussain had killed his son. He further alleged his son had been shot after he was beaten.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra said “Ankit Sharma’s killer is Hussain. In the video, he can be seen with the masked boys carrying sticks, stones, bullets and petrol bombs. He was constantly talking to Kejriwal and AAP leaders,”.

Hussain was seen on the roof of a building near Ankit Sharma’s residence with some men who appear to be involved in stone-throwing. There are allegations petrol bombs were thrown from the roof.

In the videos, thick smoke rises from below the same building, suggesting Hussain’s house too may have been under attack.

Hussain denied the allegations in a video yesterday and today. He said his family and he “went to a safe place in the presence of police on 24th” and never returned home after that.