On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved a Delhi court seeking a non-bailable arrest warrant against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money laundering case linked to irregularities in appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board.
The court has fixed the matter for April 18 as the investigative agency sought time for the filing of documents supporting its application.
‘Fresh application for issuance of open-ended non-bailable warrant against Amanatullah Khan has been received from the Bail and Filing Section. It is being registered as per rules SPP (special public prosecutor) for ED seeks time to file documents in support of the application. Heard. As requested, put up for inspection on April 18, 2024’, said Special Judge Rakesh Syal of the Rouse Avenue court.
The Enforcement Directorate had filed a charge sheet against four people in the case, including three alleged associates of the Okhla MLA. Earlier this week, a Delhi court issued a summons to Khan to appear before it on April 20 after the ED moved an application seeking initiation of trial against the Okhla MLA for not complying with the summons by the central agency.
Khan had not adhered to the summons issued to him for questioning on January 23, January 31, February 9, February 19, February 26, and March 4’, according to the ED.
The ED started the investigation into a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered in 2016.
The CBI accused Khan – the chairperson of the board back then – of illegally appointing various people to the Delhi Waqf Board against non-sanctioned and non-existent vacancies, which allegedly caused monetary loss to the Delhi government and illegal gains to himself. He was also accused of illegally leasing out Waqf Board
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