In connection with a money laundering investigation, the Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan. In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act’s (PMLA) provisions, searches are being conducted. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) each filed an FIR as the foundation for the ED’s action. The cases concern alleged corruption in connection with unauthorized appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board, whose chairman is Khan.
On the basis of the discovery of allegedly incriminating documents and other evidence, Khan was detained by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in September of last year in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case. He was later given bail, though. An official statement claims that Khan illegally hired 32 people while serving as the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, going against all rules and regulations. Additionally, he is accused of engaging in favoritism and corruption. AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s home was raided shortly after fellow AAP leader Sanjay Singh was taken into custody in connection with the Delhi excise policy “scam.”
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained the AAP Rajya Sabha MP at his residence in the capital. After the former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, he was the second prominent AAP leader to be detained in the liquor policy case. Another AAP leader and former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had been detained earlier as part of a different investigation.