The chargesheet names Tahir Hussain, Safoora Zargar, Gulfisha Khatoon, Devangana Kalita,Shafa-ur-Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Natasha Narwal, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Ishrat Jahan, Meeran Haidar, Shadab Ahamd, Talsim Ahmad, Saleem Malik, Mohammed Salim Khan and Athar Khan. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. Copyright © 2020 Printline Media Pvt. He had withdrawn Rs 70,000 from this account for the expenses of the ongoing protests,” the chargesheet states. Meeran Haider’s lawyer, Saransh Gupta, refused to comment on the allegations stating that he is yet to go through the contents of the chargesheet. The money was transferred by the driver of a man named Samir Abdul Sai, a resident of Maharashtra. Besides mentioning the financial transaction, the police also expanded on how the riots were "engineered". Actor keeps his promise, leaves for Haj pilgrimage with mother Zeenat Hussain", "SPOTTED: Aamir Khan On 'Haj Pilgrimage' With Mother Zeenat Hussain", "Aamir Khan leaves for Hajj with his mother", "Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tahir_Hussain&oldid=978225378, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 17:15. He had withdrawn Rs 70,000 from this account for the expenses of the ongoing protests,” the chargesheet states. All allegations about funding are concocted facts and there is nothing in the chargesheet to prove the same.”, Amit Bhalla, counsel for Shifa-ur-Rehman, said: “It is a voluminous chargesheet. Only the headline has been changed.). Police stated that Meeran Haider received “Rs 86,644 in his bank account through online transfer” from December 1, 2019, to February 26, 2020. “During investigation, it was found that Jahan had used this money to manage protest sites and in purchasing weapons through accused Abdul Khalid. Clashes between the citizenship law supporters and protesters had spiralled out of control, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured. New Delhi: Statements on oath of Tahir Hussain’s neighbour, a scrap dealer and traders who helped him arrange cash worth Rs 1.12 crore in lieu of cheque payment form the basis of the conspiracy charges in Delhi Police’s charge sheet against suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor. I am yet to read the document because it is humanly not possible to read it in such less time.”, The Indian Express is now on Telegram.

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Police claimed she received Rs 4 lakh from a Corporation Bank account in Maharashtra. The money was transferred by the driver of a man named Samir Abdul Sai, a resident of Maharashtra. This FIR pertains to Tahir Hussain and the violence at Chand Bagh, however, there is no confirmation about this yet. From the statement of the witnesses… and from the disclosure statement of the accused Tahir Hussain, it was found that he had spent huge amount of cash in running the protests, mobilising people for riots and procuring materials, which was later used in the riots.”. This is a case of fundamental rights and there is not an iota of evidence against my client. The dealer said he filled those cans with around 50 litre acid and kept 100 glass bottles. For all the latest Top Stories updates, download our app Android and iOS. The dealer’s statement further says that while Hussain visited him in the morning, a car from the suspended councillor’s office came to the shop in the evening which had two cans. Also read: Muslims turned violent during Delhi riots on ‘provocation’ of Tahir Hussain, says court. He said he also found out through people working in Hussain’s factory that the glass bottles filled with acid lying in the building’s compound belonged to the councillor. “He did not give any satisfactory answer regarding expenditure/use of that money,” the chargesheet states. The scrap dealer also said Hussain visited him because he stored acid retrieved from second-hand batteries that the former traded in. Police stated that the Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) “played a crucial role through its president Shifa-Ur-Rehman in the protests and riots”. Police said Jahan’s brother-in-law Imran disclosed that he took Rs 4 lakh from her for some business, but did not disclose that in his IT return. On April 6, 2020, a register was seized from Haider’s room in which it was found that he had received Rs 4,82,500, police state, The Indian Express said. Delhi riots: ‘Tahir Hussain, four others got Rs 1.61 crore between Dec 1, Feb 26’ Delhi riots: Police also probed two bank accounts belonging to Tahir Hussain's company and one belonging to a company owned by his brother-in-law and partners.

Further investigation in this regard is going on,” the chargesheet states. Relying on witness statements, police state: “It was found that the accused Tahir Hussain has converted Rs 20 lakh into cash from this account also. Their names will be added in the supplementary chargesheet. Happened in 1984 too, Delhi Police rejects Natasha Narwal’s plea for hard copy of charge sheet in February riots, Delhi court directs police to lodge FIR over morphed video of CM Arvind Kejriwal, Spinal cord disorder found in Covid patients given Tocilizumab, study says, Dalit woman raped and murdered in Hathras died another death in UP Police’s forced cremation, Sikkim model village, built to rehabilitate homeless, has been a ghost town for 20 years.

Mohammad Tahir Hussain Khan or Tahir Hussain (19 September 1938 – 2 February 2010 was born into a Khumra Muslim family to descendants of sipahi) was an Indian film producer and director known for his works in Hindi cinema. Tahir Hussain. Can’t let accused get away on technical grounds, Will govt have Rs 80,000 crore to buy, distribute Covid vaccine, asks Serum Institute CEO, Former Union minister Jaswant Singh dies at 82, PM Modi tweets condolence, It isn’t first time Delhi Police probe into riots is being questioned. Also read: Tahir Hussain received cash from suspect sources to fuel anti-CAA riots, says ED. The chargesheet further states: “Out of the total Rs 1.61 crore, Rs 1,48,01,186 was withdrawn as cash and spent in managing the protest sites as well to execute the conspiracy hatched in riots in Delhi.”. Besides Hussain, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Ishrat Jahan, Meeran Haider, Safoora Zargar and Khalif Saifi have also been named as accused. The charge sheet, filed by the Delhi Police Special Cell, names 15 persons, including Hussain, as key conspirators. Relying on witness statements, police state: “It was found that the accused Tahir Hussain has converted Rs 20 lakh into cash from this account also.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. He was a producer and actor, known for, Jeetendra Asha Parekh starrer Carvan to be screened in China, I thank Maulana Azad for my showbiz career: Aamir Khan, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Also read: UAPA needed in Delhi, Bengaluru riot cases. The ED custody of Tahir Hussain, a key accused in the northeast Delhi violence which took place in February this year, was earlier extended by three days. In the charge sheet, the police claimed that five persons, including evicted municipal councillor Tahir Hussain, former councillor Ishrat Jahan, student Meeran Haider, activist Khalid Saifi and Shifa-ur-Rehman, received Rs 1.61 crore as cash or bank transaction, out of which Rs 1.48 crore was used to manage the protest sites and execute the conspiracy of riots. The chargesheet also states that on scrutiny of Jahan’s bank accounts, it was found that on January 10, 2020, there was a cash deposit of Rs 1,41,000 in her account by herself. That was used to teach HINDUS a lesson by AK for making him read HANUMAN CHALISA to get their votes. After the riots broke out, the dealer told the police he noticed the bottles were those that were bought by Hussain. On April 6, 2020, a register was seized from Haider’s room in which it was found that he had received Rs 4,82,500, police state. According to the statement of Hussain’s neighbour, another witness in the case, there was a flurry of activities at the councillor’s house four to five days before the riots broke out. Tahir Hussain has been named as a main accused in the chargesheet. The group of men who nabbed Sharma dragged him to Hussain’s house, following which the witness left. He recollected the sequence of events for 23, 24 and 25 February and claimed Hussain incited his men to damage shops in the locality, and pelt stones and acid bottles. AK who is a follower of NAC ideologues prefers “SECULAR VOTE ” who abuse MODIJI and vote en bloc . “Rehman disclosed that he withdrew Rs 60,000 from this account for managing the protests going on against NRC/CAB… Office of AAJMI was raided and documents were seized. Tahir Hussain married Shehnaz Khan and is the father of actors Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. Delhi Riots Delhi riots: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's ED custody extended till September 10. Police stated Jahan received Rs 5.41 lakh via online and cash deposits on December 10 in her bank account. For us to invest in quality reporting and continue bringing you the right stories, it takes a lot of time and money. Police also stated that Haider received Rs 1,05,000 in cash from a Saudi Arabia-based resident.
They said that a secret conspiratorial meeting was held on 16-17 February midnight and it was then that the "key conspirators made up their mind that the final show down of the pan Delhi protests will be executed in northeast, Shahdara, south districts with the areas of Chand Bagh and Jafrabad as the initial hotspots.".

Time is to change the prolonged legal procedure, a special court is necessary to deal anti national, speedy action is necessary, or they will buy the witness and our humen right activits, and other social elements always waiting to support the. He was a producer and actor, known for We Are Travelers on the Path of Love (1993), You Are Mine (1990) and Caravan (1971). Hussain’s lawyer, senior advocate K.K. Ali disclosed to the police that in mid-February 2020, Haider asked him (for) Rs 50,000 that he needs for protests in CAA/NRC,” police stated. “During investigation, accused Rehman disclosed that he had deposited Rs 50,000 in cash amount in the account of AAJMI through someone whose name he could not remember.

The statements are in the annexures that the police have attached to the charge sheet as evidence in support of their assertion that the riots were part of large-scale conspiracy hatched to cause unrest and disaffection against a democratically-elected government at the Centre. Tahir's son, Aamir Khan, made his film debut in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, a film which was produced by his uncle Nasir Hussain and directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. Sai was interrogated by police, and in his disclosure statement, said he was instructed by his business partner to deposit money to Jahan urgently, Indian Express reported. Police stated Jahan received Rs 5.41 lakh via online and cash deposits on December 10 in her bank account. Check out our most anticipated streaming picks.

In his statement, the scrap dealer said he arranged 50 litre acid and 100 empty glass bottles for Hussain at least 10 days prior to the riots. This article is about the film maker. ThePrint has the finest young reporters, columnists and editors working for it. October is packed with great movies and several new and returning TV series.