India, July 31 -- A Delhi court, which sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots, observed that the crime was committed solely on the basis of religion and described it as "horrendous" and "sickening."

"The manner and the utmost brutality with which the victim was killed was done solely on account of religion. He was sucked in by the murderous mob baying for blood and dragged like an animal till Chandbagh Pulia. The attack was fierce and unrelenting," the court observed orally.

The court added that the crimes committed were in utter disdain of law and disregard for life. "The incident wa...