A Delhi court has rejected former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's plea that he had no role to play in the Febraury riots in the capital because he did not participate in them physically. The court observed that it is prima facie apparent that Hussain used his muscle power and political clout to foment the violence. The judge said there was enough material on record to presume that Hussain was very well present at the spot of crime and 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.
Tahir Hussain was arrested after videos emerged which allegedly show people gathered on his terrace during the riots and throwing petrol bombs. The police had also recovered petrol bombs during a raid on his house after the incident.