Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in a money laundering case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. The investigating agency has secured six days of custodial remand of Tahir.
Hussain was arrested in connection with an ongoing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation into his role in money laundering and funding of anti-CAA (Citizenship (Amendment) Act) protests and organising riots in northeast Delhi on February 24-25 this year.
The agency had earlier in the day brought Tahir for questioning from Tihar jail in connection with northeast Delhi riots and his relations with Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad.
Tahir was brought from Tihar jail to the ED's headquarters in south Delhi's Khan Market area for questioning, according to ED officials, who also said that Tahir will also be interrogated about funding for the Delhi riots. He is also being questioned about which hawala operators he was in touch with to collect the money for the riots.
Hussain was arrested in connection with the riots in northeast Delhi in February. He has also been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a conspiracy case related to the riots.