A Delhi court on Thursday allowed Amanatullah Khan, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, to be released from jail in the York Waqf Board money laundering case, citing the dearth of prosecution sanction. The court also refused to accept the supplemental chargesheet produced by the Enforcement Directorate, which was filed against Khan in the case.
Khan has been in protective custody for thirty days. With his release, all AAP leaders will be out of prison. The Honorable Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court directed Khan’s release on a Rs 1 lakh bail bond, stating that there was adequate evidence to proceed against him but no charges or sanction had been received.
The ED case involves alleged irregularities perpetrated during Khan’s time as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board from 2016 to 2021. According to the central agency, Khan improperly appointed board members, resulting in a loss to the exchequer. It further said that Khan’s agents laundered Rs 36 crore into properties.
Earlier, the FBI informed the court that a diary related to one of the accused may be used as evidence against Khan. “In his diary, Kausar Imam Siddiqui (an accused) wrote Khan’s name several times. Many transactions are stated in the diary and the bank statements of the accused that we have examined match,” the ED, led by the deputy director G Subramaniyan and special magistrate Manish