ED Grants Four-Day Custody Remand of Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan in Money-Laundering Case
The agency says alleged contract funds were routed through private contractors to the trust and university, and the attached property is valued at Rs 1,170 crore.
- On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate secured a 4-day custody remand for Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan, who will be brought to Lucknow on Friday for questioning in a money-laundering investigation.
- Federal investigators allege government contract funds were diverted to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, following ED searches on August 19 across 10 premises in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
- The ED attached Mohammad Ali Jauhar University assets with a Rs 426 crore book value and estimated Rs 1,170 crore market value; Khan founded the private institution in 2006.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khan, alleged the arrest was politically motivated to keep the veteran legislator behind bars during elections, while the Supreme Court transferred the bail plea to the Allahabad High Court.
- Already jailed since last year following a forgery conviction, Khan faces extended detention through November 16 as the ED intensifies its investigation into alleged financial transactions linked to the trust and university.
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The Enforcement Directorate has granted four days of custody remand of Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in connection with its money-laundering investigation linked to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.
ED gets four-day remand of Azam Khan in money laundering case, to be brought to Lucknow for questioning
Samajwadi Party Azam Khan has been in jail in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, linked to the Jauhar Trust, which runs the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has granted four days' remand for Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. The ED will bring him to Lucknow for questioning tomorrow. The agency will ask him questions related to the case.
ED gets 4-day custody of Azam Khan in Rs 426 crore money laundering case linked to Jauhar University
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been granted four days' custody by the Enforcement Directorate. This is in connection with a money laundering investigation related to the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. The court found the need for custodial interrogation due to the complexity of the financial irregularities associated with the university project. Khan has been accused of evading previous questioning and facing multiple age-related h…
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's troubles continue unabated. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been granted four days' remand for questioning, a special Ghaziabad court ordered on Thursday. The ED team is expected to bring Azam Khan to Lucknow on Friday. He will be questioned at the agency's zonal office. This case relates to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. The ED is investigating the use of government funds and the re…
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