India, Oct. 10 -- A Delhi court on Saturday convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain of abetment to rioting in a case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, while acquitting his 12 co-accused of all charges.

Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh convicted Hussain under Section 147 (punishment for rioting) read with Section 109 (abetment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), while acquitting him of the remaining charges.

The court listed the matter for November 16 to hear arguments on the quantum of sentence. The detailed order is awaited.

Hussain, who was expelled from the Aam Aadmi Party in February 2020 after an FIR was registered against him in connection with the riots, joined the Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul M...