Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain was suspended from the primary membership of his party this evening, after he was charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee found dead in one of the areas in northeast Delhi most affected by violence over citizenship law protests.

Mr Hussain will remain suspended until the charges against him are investigated and he is cleared, a tweet by Delhi's ruling AAP added.

Ankit Sharma, whose body was found in a drain near his homein Jafrabad, was allegedly attacked by a mob and stabbed to death on his wayhome on Tuesday. The post-mortem report, released today, indicated multiplestab wounds across his body.

After the body was found on Wednesday, his father RavinderSharma, who is also an IB employee, alleged supporters of Mr Hussain had killedhis son. He further alleged his son had been shot after he was beaten.

Allegations Mr Hussain was involved in the death of AnkitSharma were also made today by BJP leader Kapil Mishra, whose pro-citizenshiplaw rally in northeast Delhi's Maujpur has been linked to the violence that hasscarred the national capital since.

"The killer is Hussain. In the video, he can be seenwith the masked boys carrying sticks, stones, bullets and petrol bombs. He wasconstantly talking to Kejriwal and AAP leaders," Mr Mishra, who has ahistory of incendiary comments, was quoted by news agency ANI.