A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Hussain, however, said he would challenge the conviction before the Delhi High Court. Court awards life imprisonment to five convictsThe Karkardooma Court sentenced Tahir Hussain, Nazim, Qasim, Javed and Anas to life imprisonment after convicting them earlier this month for murder, criminal conspiracy and other serious offences. While the prosecution sought the death penalty, the court decided that life imprisonment was the appropriate punishment. AdvertisementAppeal planned before Delhi High CourtAfter the verdict, Tahir Hussain said he believed justice would come from the Delhi High Court and claimed he would challenge the conviction.