India, Sept. 25 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) municipal councillor Tahir Hussain in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

"The bail application is dismissed," justice Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the verdict. A detailed copy of the verdict is awaited.

Hussain, who was suspended by the AAP for his alleged role in the riots and later joined the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), had approached the Delhi high court against a city court's March 12 order rejecting his bail.

In its 10-page order, judge Pulastya Pramachala opined that the failure of three public witnesses to ident...