A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain to two years' imprisonment after convicting him of abetment to rioting in a case related to 2020 Delhi riots.

Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma Court also imposed a cost of ₹10,000 on Hussain, who is already serving life imprisonment in the Ankit Sharma murder case.

"The act attributed to the convict, and for which he stands convicted, is that of providing his house to the rioters for their use. The mere fact that the prosecution did not prove the active participation of the convict in the riot, does not dilute the gravity of his conduct, for the hand that guides is as guilty, if not more, as the hand that acts," the Court said.

The Court had convicted Hussain on October 10, while acquitting all other accused in the case.

The FIR in the case was registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 427, 436, 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Dayalpur police station.

One Irshad Ali had filed the complaint alleging that his shop was looted and set on fire on February 24, 2020, causing losses of ₹17–18 lakh in stolen goods and ₹10 lakh in property damage. Another complainant, Mohd Zahid, said rioters raised slogans in support of Tahir Hussain, whom two constables identified during the investigation.

Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Madhukar Pandey appeared for the State.

Tahir Hussain was represented through advocate Rajiv Mohan.