2020 Delhi riots: Court sets charges for financing violence against Tahir Hussain
Hussain is accused of supporting the riots with money illegally obtained through money laundering.
“Accordingly, an indictment for the offense under Section 3 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act (PMLA) punishable under Section 4 of the PMLA filed against the accused Tahir Hussain is read and explained to him to which he pleaded not guilty and alleged trial,” Extra Sessions judge Amitabh Rawat said.
The court has put the case on the agenda for the next hearing on February 10.
Hussain was previously charged in three separate cases for the February 2020 violence in Delhi under a number of statutes, including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The riots that erupted in Northeast Delhi in February 2020 left 53 people dead and hundreds injured.
Hussain and six other people were charged with rioting and murder on October 14 last year in one of the cases related to the riots.
Earlier, on May 6 last year, he was charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy, riot, willful damage to property, willful damage caused by fire or explosives, and willful destruction of property.
The Delhi Police had filed three FIRs against Hussain and others under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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