ED ‘Took Away My Mobile, Troubled Us For 12 Hrs’: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan After Raids

After the Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid at the premises of Amanatullah Khan’s, AAP MLA on Tuesday stated that the central investigative agencies have taken away his cellphone, news agency PTI reported. He further claimed that ED didn’t find anything in his house, adding that “FIR was lodged in 2016 and hearing is going on. The CBI had already filed chargesheet in the case.”

VIDEO | “They (ED) have taken away my mobile. They just troubled us for 12 hours. They didn’t find anything in my house. This FIR was lodged in 2016 and hearing is going on. The CBI had already filed chargesheet in the case,” says Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan on ED… pic.twitter.com/7gRHsIkaTV

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 10, 2023

Speaking with media, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan stated: “They searched my premises, they had a search warrant. It was in connection with an FIR registered by the CBI in 2016, a chargesheet for which has already been submitted and the hearing is ongoing…This was in connection with recruitment in Delhi Waqf Board…They were here for the last 12-13 hours.”

#WATCH | After ED raids at his premises, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan says, “They searched my premises, they had a search warrant. It was in connection with an FIR registered by the CBI in 2016, a chargesheet for which has already been submitted and the hearing is ongoing…This was… https://t.co/KrJn7zmJ05 pic.twitter.com/e1E5EoY1z8

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2023

The raid was conducted under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Earlier today, Aam Aadmi Party workers held a demonstration outside the BJP office in Delhi in protest of the ED and CBI’s actions against party leaders, including Sanjay Singh and Amanatullah Khan.

Amanatullah Khan is the Okhla constituency’s representative and the head of the Delhi Waqf Board.

According to PTI, the agency has taken cognizance of a Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau FIR and a Central Bureau of Investigation FIR filed against the politician in connection with suspected corruption tied to unlawful appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board.

Khan was detained in September last year by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with suspected irregularities in appointment, embezzlement of money, and misuse of official position as head of the Delhi Waqf Board. The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi later granted him bail.