Riots: court denies bail pleas of ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain

‘He used muscle power in planning communal conflagration’

A court here on Saturday dismissed the bail applications of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with two north-east Delhi riots cases, saying he used his muscle power and political clout to act as a kingpin in planning and instigating the communal conflagration. The court said that Mr. Hussain did not use his hands and fists but rioters as “human weapons” who on his instigation could have killed anybody, and denied him relief citing the gravity of the offence and his influence in the locality. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav passed the order on the bail applications filed by Mr. Hussain in connection with two cases of gunshot injuries sustained by two men during the widespread riots in the city’s north-east area in February last year.