Tahir Hussain has been indicted in several cases linked to the riots (Archive)
New Delhi:
The Compliance Directorate has filed a charge sheet against suspended AAP councilor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case related to the Delhi violence, in which more than 50 people were killed. The central agency investigating financial crimes told a Delhi court that it has sufficient evidence to prosecute Tahir Hussain and co-defendant Amit Gupta.
Tahir Hussain, who has been booked into Tihar jail on charges of riot and murder, and Amit Gupta, were summoned to court on 19 October.
“There is prima facie sufficient incriminating material regarding the participation of the accused. Therefore, knowledge of the crime under article 3 read with article 70, punishable under article 4 of the PMLA, 2002 is taken against the defendant Tahir Hussain and the defendant Amit Gupta. The Directorate of Enforcement may proceed with further investigations, according to the law, “the court said.
The agency has been investigating allegations that Hussain and his alleged accomplice laundered approximately Rs 1.10 million through the use of shell or shell companies to fuel protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and subsequent riots in the northeast of Delhi in February.
Education Department special prosecutor NK Matta had previously told the court that Hussain was allegedly involved in money laundering and various other acts of deception, forgery and falsification of documents and criminal conspiracy, the PTI news agency reported.
Tahir Hussain has been indicted in several cases related to the riots, including the murder of Intelligence Office official Ankit Sharma during the violence. He has been charged under the strict anti-terrorism law – Illegal Activities (Prevention) Act.
Last month, he was arrested by the Directorate of Execution and had been in judicial custody in the money laundering case.
Meanwhile, the ED has told the court that it can file a supplemental charge sheet in the case.
With PTI inputs
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