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Waqf Board Case: AAP assaults Centre after ED ‘arrests’ Amanatullah Khan

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Only within the near previous, the authorities agency filed a fee sheet against four folks and one firm in a case of alleged money laundering at the Delhi Waqf Board.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (Apr 18) arrested Aam Aadmi Event (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case linked to “unlawful recruitment” by the Delhi Waqf Board. Earlier within the day, Khan had regarded sooner than the federal agency for questioning.

This comes after the Supreme Court refused to entertain his anticipatory bail plea on Monday. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta asked Khan to seem sooner than ED on April 18 at 11:00am (IST).

While reacting to the arrest, AAP chief Sanjay Singh acknowledged, “I wish to recount this to PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in very clear words that their Operation Lotus will now not be a success in Delhi.”

“Your dictatorship will quit soon. This matter has been happening since 2016 and the CBI filed a chargesheet and Amanatullah Khan became now not arrested,” Singh acknowledged.

“Even the court told ED that it has no proof against Amanatullah Khan, in spite of this, he is being arrested. This conspiracy has been created to dismantle the Delhi authorities and spoil the occasion,” he further acknowledged.

#WATCH | Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh says, “I wish to recount this to PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in very clear words that their Operation Lotus will now not be a success in Delhi… Your dictatorship will quit soon. This matter has been happening since 2016 and the CBI filed a… pic.twitter.com/7DcTVKirTK

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2024

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What’s the case about?

Only within the near previous, the authorities agency filed a fee sheet against four folks and one firm in a case of alleged money laundering at the Delhi Waqf Board. The case is of the time when Amanatullah Khan became the chairman.

The case is linked to the acquisition of a property worth Rs 36 crore within the Okhla build at the alleged behest of Khan, who may per chance well be a sitting MLA from that build, the ED acknowledged.

ED had now not too long within the past filed a fee sheet against four accused persons, at the side of Qausar Imam Siddiqui. The court has brushed aside the bail application of the three accused namely Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, and Jawed Imam Siddiqui on this case.

(With inputs from companies)

Srishti Singh Sisodia

Srishti Singh Sisodia is a digital journalist at WION and majorly writes on world politics. She is a die-laborious FCBarcelona fan. She follows world sports and likes

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