The Enforcement Directorate (ED) petitioned the Rouse Avenue court late Wednesday for an arrest warrant against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case involving alleged irregularities in appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board.
Rakesh Syal, the Special Judge for CBI and ED, fixed the hearing for April 18 in response to the ED’s request for further time to provide some supporting documents.
“Fresh application for issuance of open ended non-bailable warrant against Amanatullah Khan has been received from the Bail and Filing Section. It be checked and registered as per rules SPP (special public prosecutor) for ED seeks some time to file certain documents in support of the application. Heard. As requested, put up for consideration on April 18, 2024,” the judge said, according to news agency PTI.
According to the ED’s claims, Khan acquired “substantial proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal staff recruitment and used the money to buy real estate in the names of his cronies.
On April 5, the ED filed a complaint with the Rouse Avenue Court after the Okhla MLA did not answer to its summons. Previously, the court denied Khan’s request for anticipatory bail in this matter.
The ED launched its inquiry after the Central Bureau of inquiry filed a FIR under several provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. The ED is also investigating three other FIRs filed by the Delhi Police regarding Khan’s ‘role’ and those of his accomplices.
Khan was detained by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch last year in relation to suspected irregularities at the Delhi Waqf Board.
Khan was the target of a complaint that was lodged in 2020 about “unlawful” appointments, rule breaking, and financial mismanagement at the Waqf Board. An investigation has been going on ever since.
