Overview
- Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Hussain’s regular bail plea in FIR 65/2020, stating in court, “The bail application is dismissed.”
- Hussain has been in custody since March 16, 2020, and remains jailed more than five years after the riots.
- Prosecutors said evidence shows Ankit Sharma was caught, dragged, stabbed 51 times, and dumped in a drain, and they warned of witness intimidation if Hussain is freed.
- The defence sought parity with co‑accused already on bail and pointed to slow progress, with 59 of 114 witnesses examined so far.
- The case began with a complaint by Sharma’s father at Dayalpur police station; murder, rioting and conspiracy charges were framed in March 2023 against Hussain and 10 others.