Tahir Hussain Convicted Of Abetment To Rioting In 2020 Delhi Riots Case, 12 Acquitted

New Delhi

oi-Ashish Rana

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 17:13 [IST]

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain was convicted by a Delhi court on Saturday in a case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots in the Dayalpur area. While Hussain was found guilty of abetment to rioting, the court acquitted the remaining 12 accused of all charges.

Tahir Hussain’s Sentencing Hearing On 16 November

Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh convicted Hussain under Section 147 of the IPC, relating to punishment for rioting, read with Section 109, which deals with abetment. The court cleared him of the other charges in the case.

Arguments on the quantum of sentence will be heard on 16 November. The detailed order explaining the court’s decision is awaited.

12 Co-Accused Acquitted Of All Charges

The 13 accused in the case were Hussain, Mohammad Shadab, Shah Alam, Riyasat Ali, Gulfam, Rashid, Mohammad Rihan, Mohammad Abid, Arshad Qayyum, Irshad Ahmed, Deepak Singh Saini, Navneet and Mehak Singh.

All of them were charged with rioting, causing damage to property, mischief by fire and criminal conspiracy, among other offences.

The court acquitted Hussain’s 12 co-accused of all charges, while convicting the former councillor on two counts and acquitting him of the remaining charges.

Hussain Also Convicted In Ankit Sharma Murder Case

In July, a Delhi court convicted Hussain and four others in a case related to the killing of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

The case pertains to an FIR registered at Dayalpur police station on a complaint by Sharma’s father, Ravinder Kumar. Hussain was suspended by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after his name surfaced in the case.

2020 Northeast Delhi Riots

The riots that broke out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 left 53 people dead, injured several others and caused extensive property damage.