New Delhi: A city court on Monday reserved its order on whether to take or not to take cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in an alleged case of irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board during his chairmanship and would decide on taking cognisance of the chargesheet on November 6.
The ED had on October 29 filed an 110-page first supplementary chargesheet in the case claiming that Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board during his tenure as Delhi Waqf Board chairman and invested the alleged ill-gotten money to purchase immovable assets in the name of his associates.
There was sufficient evidence to prosecute Khan, others in money laundering case: ED
The ED claimed before the court that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute Khan and others in the money laundering case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Special Judge Jitendra Singh reserved the order on Monday on whether or not to take cognisance of the chargesheet, saying that the chargesheet filed by the ED was voluminous and the court required more time to examine it, news agency PTI reported.
ED filed supplementary chargesheet against Khan, his second wife on October 29
The ED had filed the chargesheets under the PMLA on January 9 in the special court against Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, Kausar Imam Siddiqui and Jawed Imam Siddiqui and the central agency filed a supplementary chargesheet before the court on October 29 against Khan and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui.
ED arrested Khan in money laundering case on September 2
The ED has arrested Khan, Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, Kausar Imam Siddiqui and Jawed Imam Siddiqui in the case and they all are currently in judicial custody. The ED arrested Khan in the case on September 2.
ED’s money laundering case against Khan stems from two FIRs registered by CBI, Delhi Police
The ED’s money laundering case against the AAP MLA stems from two First Information Reports (FIR) – one registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Wakf Board and the second registered by the Delhi Police’s anti-corruption unit for alleged disproportionate assets case.
