Shock to Delhi riots accused former AAP councilor

Sekar Chandra
A delhi court has rejected the petition of former councilor Tahir Hussain, expelled from Aam Aadmi Party

(AAP), to stay the action in the money laundering case. In this petition, he had requested to stay the action against

him in the money laundering case till the framing of charges in another case related to the alleged conspiracy

behind the North-East delhi riots of 2020. Along with expelled former AAP councilor Tahir Hussain, 20 people

including Sharjeel Imam, Omar Khalid and Khalid Saifi have been made accused in the case related to conspiracy

to instigate riots.

Case related to conspiracy to incite riot


The money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is related to the riot conspiracy case.

The agency has alleged that former councilor Tahir Hussain embezzled several crores of rupees by using shell

companies to promote protests against the citizenship amendment act (CAA) and instigating communal riots.

The court noted that the ED had framed charges in the case in january this year, and Hussain's appeal against the

order on charges had been rejected by the delhi High court and the supreme Court.

Money laundering petition dismissed

Additional Sessions Judge amitabh Rawat rejected the former councilor's plea that no income was earned from

the crime and there was no money laundering. The judge, in the order passed on december 14, said that a case

under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can be registered only if a premeditated crime (major

conspiracy to incite riot) has been committed and both the cases will be investigated separately. Must have been

done by different agencies – ED and delhi Police.

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