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ED alleged that assets worth Rs. Under Khan’s direction, acquisitions worth Rs 36 crore were made in Okhla. Paid cash of Rs 27 crore. Special Judge Jitendra Singh questioned the ED as to how Amanatullah Khan was linked to the money laundering crime.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court reserved its order on whether to take cognizance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Amanatullah Khan and Maryam Siddiqui have been named in the charge sheet. Special Judge Jitendra Singh has fixed November 14 for pronouncing the order on the cognizance issue. During the hearing, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the court that the proceeds of crime were invested in property, which was purchased in the name of Amanatullah Khan’s second wife Maryam Siddiqui.
ED alleged that assets worth Rs. Under Khan’s direction, acquisitions worth Rs 36 crore were made in Okhla. Paid cash of Rs 27 crore. Special Judge Jitendra Singh questioned the ED as to how Amanatullah Khan was linked to the money laundering crime. In response, the ED cited a diary and WhatsApp chats which showed that Khan’s name appeared several times in the diary, written by Kausar Imam Siddiqui, with matching financial transactions. The ED also noted messages that said, “Demand for money to Netaji,” and noted that the same-day transaction was consistent with this message.
Earlier, Special Judge Jitendra Singh on Wednesday sought various clarifications from the central investigating agency ED regarding the prosecution and adjourned the hearing of the case till November 13. ED’s prosecution is like a charge sheet. The ED had filed a 110-page first supplementary chargesheet on October 29, claiming that Khan laundered money that was allegedly acquired through corruption in the Delhi Waqf Board.
