Waqf Board Case: Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Friday denied anticipatory bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.

Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that there appeared to be no reasonable grounds for believing that Khan is not guilty of the alleged offences or that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.

“Considering the material available on record and the facts and circumstances of the case, when seen from the standard of broad probabilities, at this stage, there appears to be no reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant is not guilty of the offence under the Act or that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail,” the court said.

It added: “Accordingly, his application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed. Any observation made hereinbefore shall not have any bearing on the merits of the case.”

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.

The Enforcement Directorate (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.

ED filed a chargesheet against five entities, including three alleged associates of Amanatullah Khan namely Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir and Jawed Imam Siddiqui, who were arrested by the central agency in November last year.

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