Tahir Hussain convicted of abetting rioting in 2020 Delhi riots case
· India · Hindustan Times, NDTV, Bar and Bench
A Delhi court convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for abetting rioting in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi during the 2020 riots, while acquitting 12 other co-accused. This marks Hussain's second conviction, following his life imprisonment sentence for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma during the same riots. The FIR was registered under multiple IPC sections including rioting, mischief by fire, and criminal conspiracy. The court's order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts.
Why it matters
Hussain's conviction adds to the legal outcomes of the 2020 Delhi riots, which resulted in multiple deaths and widespread violence across northeast Delhi, though the broader investigation involving numerous accused continues.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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