ANI
ED made the claim after filing the charge sheet against him. The federal probe agency on Tuesday filed a supplementary prosecution complaint against the MLA and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui before the special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Delhi.
Amanatullah Khan opened an unauthorized bank account to solicit funds for Delhi riot victims and some of this public money was withdrawn in cash and handed over to him, the ED claimed after filing the charge sheet against him. The federal probe agency on Tuesday filed a supplementary prosecution complaint against the MLA and his second wife Maryam Siddiqui before the special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Delhi.
The matter has been listed for hearing on November 4. The ED’s money laundering case pertains to alleged irregularities committed during Khan’s tenure as Delhi Waqf Board chairman between 2016-2021. The 50-year-old MLA represents Okhla seat in the Delhi Assembly. The agency also accused Khan of not disclosing complete information about dependents in his election affidavit. Amanatullah Khan formed the ‘Delhi Waqf Board Relief Committee’, without taking any approval from the Delhi Waqf Board.
To raise funds in the name of Delhi riot victims, Khan opened an unauthorized bank account in the name of Delhi Waqf Board Relief Committee and some of the money received from the public was withdrawn in cash under Khan’s instructions and handed over to him.
