Violence funding charges framed by court against Tahir Hussain in 2022 Delhi riots
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New Delhi: Tahir Hussain, a former councilman for the Aam Aadmi Party, is accused of being involved in the 2020 riots in North-East Delhi by the Karkardooma court in Delhi on Wednesday.
Hussain is charged with using money obtained illegally through money laundering to finance the riots.
"Accordingly, a charge for the offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), punishable under Section 4 of PMLA, is framed against accused Tahir Hussain, read over and explained to him to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial," Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said.
The court listed the matter for the next hearing on February 10.
Hussain was previously charged in three distinct cases for the violence in Delhi in February 2020 under a number of laws, including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Fifty-three people were killed and hundreds were injured in the riots that broke out in North-East Delhi in February 2020.
Hussain and six other people were charged with rioting and murder on October 14 last year in one of the cases linked to the riots.
Earlier, on May 6 last year, he was charged with dacoity, criminal conspiracy, rioting, malicious damage to property, malicious damage caused by fire or explosives, and malicious destruction of property.
The Delhi Police had filed three FIRs against Hussain and others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
With inputs from IANS