Delhi court extends AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's judicial custody

A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan till October 7 in a money laundering case.

Special Judge Rakesh Syal passed the order after the suspect was produced before the court on the expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which had arrested Khan on September 2, told the court that if he was released, he might influence the witnesses and hamper the investigation.

The ED had arrested Khan under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after conducting a search at his residence in the Okhla area of Delhi.

The agency had told the court that questions were posed to Khan during the searches, but he remained "evasive", and, hence, was arrested.