A Delhi court has sent Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14-day judicial custody in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
The Anti-Corruption Branch of Delhi Police is probing the case related to money laundering scams in various states and the United Arab Emirates. In this connection, the diary recovered in the raid is also being investigated, which mentions cash transactions by Amanatullah Khan.
A case was registered against Amanatullah Khan in the year 2016 on the complaint of the sub-divisional magistrate of the revenue department. It was alleged that appointments were made to various posts in the Waqf Board in an arbitrary and illegal manner. The Anti-Corruption Branch of Delhi had registered an FIR in this regard in January 2020 under Section-7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section-120B of the Indian Penal Code.
It is noteworthy that Delhi ACB had arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan from Okhla assembly seat in a corruption case last week after an 8-hour interrogation. Amanatullah Khan is the chairman of Delhi Waqf Board. ACB is probing alleged irregularities in recruitment in Delhi Waqf Board. ACB raided the house of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and his close associates and recovered Rs 24 lakh in cash and two unlicensed arms.