New Delhi: After Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested in the Delhi liquor scam case, another Aam Aadmi Party MLA has been arrested. Investigation agency ED wants to arrest Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan. However, this case is not of Delhi liquor scam, but of money laundering related to Delhi Waqf Board. In fact, the Enforcement Directorate moved a Delhi court on Wednesday seeking an arrest warrant against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board.
ED has filed an application in Rouse Avenue Court, in which it has demanded to issue non-bailable warrant against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. However, ED’s counsel has sought time to file some documents in support of the application. At present, the next hearing of the case will be held on April 18 in Rouse Avenue Court. The judge said, ‘Fresh application has been received for issuing open ended non-bailable warrant against Amanatullah Khan. It should be checked and registered as per the rules. The SPP (Special Public Prosecutor) for the ED has sought some time to file some documents in support. The application will be heard. As per request it will be placed for consideration on April 18, 2024.
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Court issues summons to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan
A day before this, a Delhi court on Tuesday directed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan to appear before it on April 20 on an application filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency claimed in the application that Khan was allegedly ignoring the agency’s summons in a money laundering case related to “illegal recruitment” by the Delhi Waqf Board.
what did ED say
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra took cognizance of the ED’s complaint and said that in view of the ED’s petition, there were sufficient grounds to summon Khan. The Central Investigation Agency alleged that Amanatullah Khan has transformed from a witness to an accused in the case by filing anticipatory bail petition and not joining the investigation. Special public prosecutor Simon Benjamin, appearing for the ED, also said in the application that the agency could not conclude the investigation against Khan as he was not appearing before it.
Last year ED had raided
Khan, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Okhla, was not named as an accused in the charge sheet filed recently by the ED in the case. The agency, after raiding premises linked to Khan and some others in October last year, had claimed that the AAP MLA had earned cash as ‘proceeds of crime’ through illegal recruitment of employees in the Delhi Waqf Board and He used the money to buy immovable property in the name of his associates. Let us tell you that Arvind Kejriwala, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have been arrested in the Delhi liquor scam case.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 11, 2024, 07:35 IST