Delhi HC refuses to stay ED summons to AAP leader Amanatullah Khan in money laundering probe

Delhi HC refuses to stay ED summons to AAP leader Amanatullah Khan in money laundering probe

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order to stay the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering probe linked to the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of staff for the Delhi Waqf Board.

A division bench of Justices Rekha Palli and Rajnish Bhatnagar said, “Even though the matter was adjourned to today (Thursday) in the presence of the senior counsel for the petitioner, he is stated to be not available today (Thursday). Therefore, a request for adjournment is made. While adjourning the matter at the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, it is made clear that this court has neither issued notice in this petition nor granted any interim order at this stage.”

The matter is now listed for February 7. Khan has moved a plea before the high court against the summons and proceedings in the matter.

The ED has alleged that Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash through illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board and invested the amount to purchase immovable assets in the name of his associates. It had said that an FIR by the CBI and three Delhi Police complaints formed the basis of the ED action against the AAP MLA.

Recently, the ED had filed a prosecution complaint in the matter against five entities, including three alleged associates of Khan – Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir and Jawed Imam Siddiqui – who were arrested by the central agency in November 2023.

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