New Delhi, July 14 -- After a Delhi Court convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, the victim's brother Ankur Sharma on Tuesday demanded the "harshest possible punishment" for those found guilty.

Speaking to ANI over the phone after the judgment, Ankur Sharma said, "Our stance has been clear ever since the incident involving my brother: he deserves justice. Everyone found guilty must face the harshest possible punishment-- the death penalty. Such wrongdoers, those harbouring the intent to kill and believing that a targeted killing is an easy act, need to be taught a lesson about the consequences of their action...