ED conducts fresh searches in money laundering case against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan
The Hindu
ED searches 4-5 premises in Delhi in money laundering probe against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan linked to Delhi Waqf Board irregularities.
New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) undertook fresh searches at various premises in New Delhi as part of a money laundering probe against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan linked to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of staff for the Delhi Waqf Board, official sources said.
The raids are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. About four-five premises are being covered by the ED officials, they said.
In October, the agency raided the premises of the 49-year-old legislator who represents the Okhla constituency in the Delhi Assembly. It had also arrested three of his alleged associates in this case in November.
The ED had alleged that Khan acquired "huge proceeds of crime" in cash from the illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board and invested these for purchasing immovable assets in the name of his associates.
"The searches (in October) were conducted in the case related to illegal recruitment of staff in Delhi Waqf Board and illegal personal gains by way of unfairly leasing out of Waqf Board properties during the chairmanship of the board by Amantullah Khan during 2018-2022," the agency had claimed in a statement.
It said a CBI FIR and three Delhi Police complaints formed the basis of the ED action against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA.
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