The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet on Tuesday against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case involving alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
The 110-page supplementary chargesheet claims Khan laundered money generated through corruption within the board. The prosecution complaint names one Mariam Siddiqui, who has not been arrested, as an accused in the case. The court is expected to consider the chargesheet on November 4.
The ED had charged four individuals, including Zeeshan Haider, his partnership firm Sky Power, Javed Imam Siddiqui, Dawood Nasir, and Qausar Imam Siddiqui. The ED alleged money laundering in the purchase and sale of a property valued at Rs 36 crore on behalf of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan.
According to the ED, the Rs 36 crore property was acquired using ill-gotten money at Khan’s direction, with Khan reportedly having handed over Rs 8 crore in cash. The agency claimed that the allegations in the underlying offense involved irregularities within the Delhi Waqf Board, implicating Khan in corrupt practices.
The ED asserted that Rs 100 crore worth of property was misappropriated and that jobs were improperly allocated within the Delhi Waqf Board, alongside claims of misappropriation and siphoning off funds. During the investigation of this PMLA case, the ED noted that earlier FIRs had been registered by the CBI, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and the Delhi police.
The ED stated there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Khan and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Special Judge Vishal Gogne scheduled a hearing for Khan’s bail plea on November 7.
Khan was arrested on September 2 after the ED conducted a search at his residence in Delhi’s Okhla area, alleging he was “evasive” during questioning. The money laundering investigation stems from two FIRs: one filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding alleged irregularities in the Wakf Board and another concerning disproportionate assets registered by the Delhi police’s anti-corruption unit.