Delhi court sends Tahir Hussain to 7-day custodial interrogation

New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday sent suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain to 7-day police custody in connection with the alleged killing of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma during the recent violence in northeast Delhi. Duty Magistrate Rakesh Kumar passed the order after Hussain was produced before him by Delhi Police which said that his custodial interrogation was required to unearth larger conspiracy, Hussain's advocate Mukesh Kalia said.

Hussain was produced before the duty magistrate amid tight security late in the evening and neither the media nor any lawyer, other then those connected with the case, was allowed inside the courtroom.

Hussain was arrested on Thursday after a court here dismissed his plea seeking to surrender before it in connection with the case.

The court rejected his plea saying that the relief sought by him was outside its jurisdiction.

Hussain moved the

surrender application before the court saying that he was willing to join the investigation and wanted to surrender in the case.