Another jolt to the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money laundering case. The case is linked to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh tweets, “Modi Government is fully engaged in Operation Lotus. False cases are being registered against Ministers and MLAs to arrest them. Preparations are being made by the ED to arrest Amanatullah Khan by fabricating a baseless case against him. The… pic.twitter.com/8NLUA3qUto
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case. The arrest follows the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to entertain Khan’s anticipatory bail application related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board during his tenure as chairman.
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The Supreme Court had directed Khan to join the investigation on April 18. Prior to entering the ED office, Khan told reporters that he adhered to the rules during his time as chairman of the Waqf Board, following legal advice and the board’s new Act established in 2013.
The money laundering case against Khan originated from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR and three Delhi Police complaints. The ED alleges that Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board and used the cash to purchase immovable assets in the names of his associates.
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The ED’s statement also claims that Khan engaged in ‘illegal recruitment’ of staff and made ‘illegal personal gains’ through unfair leasing of Waqf Board properties during his time as chairman from 2018 to 2022.
