Delhi riots: Former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain’s bail pleas dismissed
New Delhi: A Delhi classes court docket on Thursday dismissed three bail petitions of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain in reference to instances associated to the violence that erupted in northeast Delhi in February this yr.
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, whereas dismissing the bail pleas, mentioned public witnesses within the issues are residents of the identical locality and if the accused is launched on bail at this stage, the opportunity of the accused threatening or intimidating them can’t be dominated out.
“It is noteworthy that at the time of eruption of communal riots in the area(s) of northeast Delhi, the applicant has been in a powerful position and it is prima facie apparent that he used his muscle power and political clout to act as a kingpin in planning, instigating and fanning the flames of the communal conflagration,” the court docket noticed.
It additionally famous that apart from the aforesaid three issues, the applicant can also be an accused in eight different instances associated to the northeast Delhi violence.
“Therefore, at this stage, I find that there is enough material on record to presume that the applicant was very well present at the spot of crime and was exhorting the rioters of a particular community and as such, he did not use his hands and fists, but rioters as “human weapons”, who on his instigation could have killed anybody,” the choose mentioned.
Senior advocate KK Manon and advocate Uditi Bali, representing Tahir Hussain, had argued that Hussain was falsely implicated within the issues by the investigating company and his political rivals with the only goal of harassing him by abuse of the equipment of regulation.
They additionally argued that the applicant belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party and is a sufferer of circumstances, as he has been caught up in a political cross-fire and the allegations levelled in opposition to him are nothing however a political blame recreation to malign his picture.
Hussain has been in judicial custody within the instances since March 16 this yr.
Special Public Prosecutor Manoj Chaudhary strongly opposed the bail petitions stating that the Call Detail Records evaluation qua the cell quantity belonging to the applicant confirms his presence at or across the scene of the crime on the dates of incidents.
It was additional argued that the applicant can’t declare parity with different co-accused individuals within the matter who’ve been enlarged on bail as a result of the function assigned to him is completely completely different and distinct from the opposite co-accused individuals, as he’s the primary conspirator within the case.
Hussain had moved three bail petitions in three completely different instances associated to the northeast Delhi violence together with the one at Chand Bagh Puliya, whereby various homes, retailers and public properties have been broken and burnt by the rioters, at Sherpur Chowk, the place retailers have been burnt and at a market close to his residence the place closed retailers have been looted by the mob.
According to the Delhi Police, Tahir Hussain is likely one of the prime accused in reference to northeast Delhi violence which raged between February 24 and 26, and during which at the very least 53 individuals misplaced their lives and tons of of others have been injured.
(With Additional Agency Inputs)
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