ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in money-laundering case
New Delhi, September 2
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan as part of a money-laundering investigation against him, official sources said.
He was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the agency conducted a search at his residence in Okhla area of the national capital.
The money-laundering case against the 50-year-old legislator stems from two FIRs, one by the CBI in the Wakf Board-related alleged irregularities and another by the Delhi ACB related to an alleged case of possession of disproportionate assets.
Sources said Khan has evaded at least 10 ED summonses since he was last questioned in the case in April.
The legislator and his party broke the news first with Khan posting at 6.29 am on X that an ED team had reached his house in Okhla area to arrest him.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh, too, posted a video.
On X, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said the only work left for the ED is to "suppress every voice raised against the BJP and break it".
Those who do not break are arrested and put in jail, he alleged.
ED produces Khan in Delhi court, seeks 10-day custody
Meanwhile, the ED on Monday produced AAP MLA Khan before a Delhi court and sought his 10-day custody, saying he was required to be confronted with other accused people and evidence in the case.
Khan was produced before Special Judge Rakesh Syal.
The counsel appearing for the accused challenged his arrest in the case.
The arguments in the case are currently under way.
The ED told the court that some questions were put to Khan during the searches but he remained “evasive” and hence was arrested.
The ED told the court that Khan was the main accused of the entire controversy in the case.
“The proceeds of crime have been used and laundered to buy property. Cash (is) also used. There was an attempt to misguide the agency,” the ED told the court.
The agency further accused Khan of non-cooperation, saying 14 summons were issued to him, and he appeared only once, that too after a Supreme Court direction.
