New Delhi, July 31 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday welcomed the Karkardooma Court verdict sentencing former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and five others to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.

The chief minister also questioned AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his alleged support for Tahir Hussain, asking if "individuals like Tahir Hussain conspire to incite riots with his tacit approval" and urged him to explain the act to the citizens.

In a post on X, CM Gupta welcomed the court's verdict and said that "justice prevailed today and the verdict would further strengthen the faith of every citizen in the ...