New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet before a city court against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in an alleged case of irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
As per the ED, Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board during his chairmanship at Waqf Board and invested the 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, in its first supplementary prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in the case has, claimed that Khan laundered money that was allegedly generated through corruption in the Delhi Waqf Board. The ED has named one Mariam Siddiqui, who was not arrested by the central agency, as an accused in the case.
The ED has claimed 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).
The court is likely to consider the case on November 4, news agency PTI reported.
ED arrested Khan in money laundering case on September 2
Khan was arrested by the ED in the money laundering case on September 2 under the provisions of the PMLA after a search was conducted by the ED at his residence in Okhla in the national capital.
Khan earlier moved trial court seeking bail in money laundering case
Khan had earlier also moved the court seeking bail in the money laundering case. Hearing Khan’s plea seeking bail, the court had sought ED’s response and had directed the central agency to file its response to Khan’s plea by October 29.
Special judge Vishal Gogne, before whom Khan’s bail plea came up on Tuesday, posted the hearing on his bail plea on November 7.
ED’s money laundering case against Khan stems from two FIRs registered by CBI, Delhi Police
The ED’s money laundering case against Khan stems from two First Information Reports (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Wakf Board and Delhi Police’s anti-corruption unit for alleged disproportionate assets case.
