Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: On Monday morning, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan claimed that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials arrived at his residence with the intent to arrest him. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), Khan stated, “ED people have just arrived at my house to arrest me.”
Speaking to ANI, Khan expressed his frustration, highlighting the timing of the raid. “It is 7 AM right now. ED has come to my residence to arrest me under the pretext of a search warrant. My mother-in-law, who recently underwent surgery for cancer, is also at my house. I have responded to every notice they have sent,” he said.
Khan accused the ED of targeting him and his party for political reasons. “Their only motive is to arrest me and hinder our work. For the past two years, they have been harassing me with false cases. Every day, they create some new problem not just for me, but for the entire party,” Khan alleged.
Despite the pressure, Khan remained defiant. “We are neither going to bow down to them nor be afraid. They may send us to jail, but I am hopeful that, just like before, we will find justice in court,” he added.
The ongoing investigation is linked to money laundering charges against Khan. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR, and there are three complaints from the Delhi Police. The ED’s prosecution complaint has named five individuals, including three alleged associates of Khan—Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, and Jawed Imam Siddiqui.
Previously, the ED conducted raids at Khan’s premises, claiming that he had acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board. The agency alleges that these funds were used to purchase immovable assets in the names of his associates.
The case revolves around illegal staff recruitment and alleged personal gains made by unfairly leasing Waqf Board properties between 2018 and 2022, during Khan’s tenure as chairperson of the board. The ED stated that they seized several “incriminating” materials in the form of physical and digital evidence during the raids, further implicating Khan in money laundering activities.
In March, the high court, while expressing disapproval of the repeated evasion of summons by public figures, refused to grant anticipatory bail to the AAP MLA in this case. Khan, however, continues to deny any wrongdoing and attributes the legal challenges to political vendetta.
