New Delhi: Karkadooma court is likely to hear a plea filed by Amit Gupta, a co-accused in the money laundering case pertaining to the Delhi riots, to turn an approver in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will look into the proceedings. Gupta along with former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain is accused of money laundering in the Delhi riots case.
Delhi Police has registered four separate cases against Hussain and other accused under the offences punishable under Sections 147/148/149/427/436/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, at Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi.
Apart from this matter, Hussain has been named as an accused in other seven FIRs filed by Delhi Police and one complaint under money laundering charges being probed by Enforcement Directorate.
More than 750 cases were registered over the northeast Delhi violence, in which at least 53 people were killed and several others were injured.
So far, over 250 charge sheets have been filed in the riots-related cases in which many accused have been charge-sheeted.
Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and around 700 injured.
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