New Delhi: A city court is likely to decide on November 13 whether to take or not to take cognisance of a supplementary prosecution complaint (chargesheet) filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case.
Special Judge Jitendra Singh on Wednesday (November 6) sought certain clarifications from the ED in relation to the supplementary prosecution complaint (chargesheet) and posted the matter on November 13.
What are the allegations against Khan?
The ED has alleged that Khan, during his chairmanship at the Delhi Waqf Board acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff there 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 an 110-page first supplementary chargesheet against Khan and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui.
The ED, while urging the court to take cognisance of the chargesheet against Khan, claimed before the court that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute him and others in the money laundering case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED had earlier on January 9 filed the chargesheet 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 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 against the AAP MLA registered by the ED 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.
