ED Raids Residence of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Alleged Money Laundering Case

The Okhla MLA faces allegations of corruption in appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board.

Amanatullah Khan.

(Photo Courtesy: X/Amanatullah Khan)

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, 10 October, searched the Delhi residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with an alleged money laundering case.

Details: The ED raid of Khan's residence was conducted under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, according to news agency PTI.

• Two other locations linked to Khan were also reportedly searched by the probe agency.

The charges: The ED's action comes amid allegations of "illegal" appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board.

• Khan is the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board.

• Two separate FIRs have been lodged against him by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

• The Delhi ACB had alleged that Khan had received Rs 4 crore in cash for appointing people to the Board.

Look back: The Okhla MLA was arrested by the ACB in September 2022 over alleged irregularities in appointments, embezzlement of funds, and misuse of his official position as chairperson of the Delhi Waqf Board.

• Khan was later granted bail by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court.

There's others: The raids against Khan come close on the heels of the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case.

• In February 2023, Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was arrested in connection with the same case.

• On 30 May last year, the ED had also arrested Delhi's former Health Minister Satyendar Jain on money laundering charges. However, he has been granted bail on medical grounds.

Meanwhile, AAP MP Raghav Chaddha moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging his suspension from Rajya Sabha.

(With inputs from PTI.)