New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in its prosecution complaint (chargesheet) that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan opened an unauthorized bank account in the name of Delhi Waqf Board Relief Committee in order to solicit funds in the name of victims of Delhi riots (2020) and some of the funds obtained from the public were withdrawn in cash under his directions and were handed over to him.
The ED on Tuesday day filed supplementary prosecution complaint (PC) against Amanatullah Khan and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the case of irregularities committed during his tenure as chairman of Delhi Waqf Board from 2016-2021.
Khan opened an unauthorized bank account to solicit funds in the name of Delhi riot victims: ED
“ED investigation revealed that Amanatullah Khan, without taking any approval from the Delhi Waqf Board, floated “Delhi Waqf Board Relief Committee”. In order to solicit funds in the name of Delhi riot victims, Amanatullah Khan opened an unauthorized bank account in the name of Delhi Waqf Board Relief Committee and some of the funds obtained from the public were withdrawn in cash under the directions of Amanatullah Khan and were handed over to him,” ED has said.
The ED has said that Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board during his tenure as the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board and invested the money to purchase immovable assets in the name of his associates.
Associates were managing Khan’s ill-gotten money during his tenure as Delhi Waqf Board chairman: ED
ED has said that investigation into the case revealed that under Khan’s directions, his associates – Zeeshan Haider and Daud Nasir – were managing the ill-gotten money of Khan during his tenure as the Delhi Waqf Board chairman and used the same to make cash payments via Kausar Imam Siddiqui for the purchase of property at Tikona Park, Okhla in the national capital, which belonged to Jawed Imam Siddiqui.
The ED has further said that from the seized white diary handwritten by Kausar Imam Siddiqui, it has been revealed that cash payments to the tune of Rs. 27 Crore was made by Khan’s close associates for the purchase this property at Tikona Park and the investigation revealed huge amounts of suspicious cash deposits in the bank accounts of seller Jawed Imam Siddiqui and his wife with regard to the sale of the said property at Tikona Park.
Khan did not reveal the complete details of his dependents in the election affidavit filed by him: ED
The ED has also alleged that Khan did not reveal the complete details of his dependents in the election affidavit filed by him.
“Investigation revealed that Smt Maryam Siddiqui was married to Amanatullah Khan and is a complete dependent of Amanatullah Khan. It is to be mentioned that she does not have any known source of income and has not filed any Income Tax Returns. Investigation revealed that an immovable property worth Rs 19 Lakh was purchased in 2020 by Amanatullah Khan in the name of his second wife Smt Maryam Siddiqui and payment for the same was made partly in cash and partly from the amount received from his close associate Zeeshan Haider,” the ED said.
The ED had filed the prosecution complaints under the PMLA on January 9 in the special court against Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, Kausar Imam Siddiqui and Jawed Imam Siddiqui and it filed a supplementary prosecution complaint before the court on October 29 against Khan and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui.
The ED has arrested Khan, Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, Kausar Imam Siddiqui and Jawed Imam Siddiqui in the case and they all are in judicial custody currently. Khan was arrested in the case on September 2.
The court has listed the matter for consideration on November 4.
