NEW DELHI, Sept 2: The Enforcement Directorate arrested Senior AAP leader and MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday (September 2, 2024) in a money laundering case as part of a money laundering investigation against him and some others linked to him, officials said.
He was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the agency conducted a search at his residence in Okhla area of the national capital.
The money laundering case against the 50-year-old legislator stems from two FIRs, one by the CBI in the Wakf Board related alleged irregularities and another by the Delhi ACB related to an alleged case of possession of disproportionate assets.
Mr. Khan had earlier in the day claimed that a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reached his residence in New Delhi to arrest him.
Sources said the ED team reached his house in Okhla as part of a money laundering investigation.
Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force teams have been deployed at Mr. Khan’s residence.
“Early this morning, at the behest of the dictator, his puppet ED reached my house. The dictator is leaving no stone unturned to harass me and other AAP leader,” said Mr. Khan, who represents Okhla in the Delhi Assembly.
Several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, hit out at the BJP government at the Centre, saying agencies are targeting those who raised their voice against the ruling party. (PTI)
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