New Delhi: A city court on Wednesday (November 13) reserved its order on whether to take or not to take cognisance of Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) supplementary prosecution complaint against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case and is likely to pronounce the order tomorrow.
Special Judge Jitendra Singh reserved the order after hearing arguments from the ED, which has urged the court to take cognisance of the chargesheet against Khan, claiming that there was sufficient evidence in the case to prosecute Khan and others in the money laundering case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
What are the allegations against Khan?
As per the ED, Khan allegedly acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff during his chairmanship at the Delhi Waqf Board and invested those alleged ill-gotten money to purchase immovable assets in his associates’ name.
ED on October 29 filed first supplementary chargesheet against Khan, his second wife
The ED had on October 29 filed before the court an 110-page first supplementary chargesheet against Khan and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui.
The ED had earlier on January 9 filed the chargesheet in the case before the special court under the provisions of the PMLA against Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, Kausar Imam Siddiqui and Jawed Imam 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 Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case and they all are currently lodged in judicial custody. Khan was arrested by the ED in the money laundering case on September 2.
ED’s money laundering case against Khan stems from two FIRs registered by CBI, Delhi Police
The money laundering case of the ED against Khan 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 other one registered by the Delhi Police’s anti-corruption unit for alleged disproportionate assets case.
Khan has also moved the court seeking bail in the money laundering case and the court has posted the matter for further hearing on November 14.
