Waqf Board Case: ED Moves Delhi High Court Against Order Releasing AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order which released Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri asked the probe agency to place on record the orders passed by the trial court in the matter and listed the case for hearing in January.

Earlier this month, the trial court refused to take cognizance of ED's supplementary chargesheet against Khan under PMLA for the lack of requisite sanction in terms of Section 197 (1) of Cr.P.C.

The judge had added that no sanction from the competent authority or Government was placed on record against Khan.

The case alleges that Amanatullah Khan, while working as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, illegally recruited various people in violation of norms and government guidelines.

ED has alleged that Khan acquired huge proceeds of crime in cash from illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board and invested the same to purchase immovable assets in the name of his associates.

Khan was arrested by ED on September 02 after searches were conducted by the central probe agency at his residence.

Khan was denied anticipatory bail by a coordinate bench on March 11. Later, the Supreme Court, on April 23, refused to entertain his petition against the verdict.

Title: ED v. Amanatullah Khan