New Delhi, July 31 -- Delhi's Karkardooma court declined capital Punishment after disagreeing with the submissions of Delhi Police that Tahir Hussain and other convicts are beyond reformation; they are a menace to society even in prison.

The court disagreed with the submissions and awarded a life sentence to Tahir and 4 other convicts, Nazim, Kashim, Javed and Anas, in the Ankit Sharma murder case of February 2020.

"The manner in which it was committed was of the utmost brutality. The victim was sucked in by the murderous mob, baying for blood, solely on account of his religion," the court observed.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Praveen Singh awarded a life sentence and other sentences to all five Convicts on Friday. The court was of...