Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested
Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case, according to his relatives in Okhla. A close relative said the MLA had gone to the ED office in the morning where after being grilled for hours he was arrested.
However, late night he returned home after being released.
Early in the morning while going to the ED office he had posted a small video clip where he could be seen coming out from his Batla House resident surrounded with his closed friends and party workers. This was his first appearance after months.
Late in the night after his arrest, words spread in the area that senior AAP leaders will be visited his house in Batla House.
Khan was the chairman of the Waqf Board between 2018 and 2022 and the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating a money laundering angle, has alleged that the MLA acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Board, which manages Waqf properties, reported NDTV.
The ED has claimed he invested the money to purchase assets in the name of his associates, reported the channel.
Speaking to reporters this morning, Khan said he did not do anything wrong.
The money laundering case against Khan stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR and three Delhi Police complaints.
The ED, which had conducted raids on the premises of the legislator, has claimed Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board and invested those to purchase immovable assets in the name of his associates.
