The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in staff recruitment and asset leasing during his tenure as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board.
After his application for pre-arrest bail was denied by a trial court on March 1, the Okhla MLA turned to the high court regarding the case under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The accusations against Amanatullah Khan, stemming from his tenure as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, involve the alleged illegal recruitment of people in contravention of regulations and governmental guidelines.
The ED has asserted that Khan amassed significant proceeds from unlawful staff recruitment within the Delhi Waqf Board, funneling these earnings into the acquisition of immovable assets under the names of his associates.
The central agency arrested three people associated with Khan, namely Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, and Jawed Imam Siddiqui, last November, filing a chargesheet against them along with two other entities.
This money laundering case originated from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR and three complaints lodged with the Delhi Police. Following raids on the legislator’s premises, the ED alleged that Khan accrued substantial illicit proceeds from cash transactions linked to the aforementioned illegal recruitment scheme, using these funds to purchase properties in his associates’ names.
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