Didn’t rescue councillor Tahir, cops say after row

The users were referring to a statement made by additional commissioner(crime) Ajit Singla on Tuesday, in which he was telling a journalist that the police had received information about a councillor being trapped.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday issued a clarification, stating that they did not “rescue” suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, an accused in the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma.

Ceased residence of suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, at Khajuri Khas area of Northeast Delhi, Friday. (PTI)

It was issued following several posts on social media platforms claiming that a police team “rescued” Hussain and his family from their house in Chand Bagh during the riots on February 24.

The users were referring to a statement made by additional commissioner(crime) Ajit Singla on Tuesday, in which he was telling a journalist that the police had received information about a councillor being trapped.

When the journalist asked Singla about Hussain’s claim that the police rescued him, the officer said, “He must be referring to the night of February 24. At around 11pm or midnight, some persons said that one man, who is a councillor is trapped. He is scared. So we called him down. There was a young man with him. We handed him to the people who had informed us.”

Police said Hussain has been absconding after his name cropped up in the murder of Sharma. “It is further added that he(Hussain) was named as accused on February 26 upon recovery of the body of Ankit Sharma. His house was searched and he was found absconding. Efforts are being made to arrest him,” the statement read.