Tahir Hussain Pre-Planned And Funded Delhi Riots, Met With Umar Khalid In January: Delhi Police Chargesheet

The Police has stated in the charge sheet that on 8 January, more than a month before the riots took place, Hussain had met with former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and also Khalid Saifi of the United Against Hate banner at Shaheen Bagh.

As per the charge sheet filed at Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Tuesday (2 June), at their meeting, Khalid had allegedly asked Hussain "to be prepared for something big/riots at the time of Trump's visit" and also that "he and other PFI members will help him financially."

Hussain is also said to have accepted that he distributed cash to anti-CAA protesters. He had also got his licensed pistol released from the Khajuri Khas police station when he had learnt that some people had organised pro-CAA demonstrations nearby, so as to teach them a lesson.

The chargesheet also states that when riots broke out in Chand Bagh on 24 and 25 February Hussain was present inside his house in Chand Bagh.

"Investigation has revealed that there was a deep rooted conspiracy to cause riots in North East Delhi. Tahir Hussain, a politician of Aam Aadmi Party and sitting councillor in EDMC, Delhi, played a pivotal role in the incident. His younger brother, Shah Alam was also arrested," the police said in a statement.

With Inputs From IANS