The Bhajanpura violence was part of the wider riots that erupted in northeast Delhi on February 24 and 25, 2020, amid protests and counter-protests linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

A Delhi court has convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The court found Hussain guilty of murder, rioting, promoting enmity, assault, and use of criminal force