ED Attaches SP Leader Azam Khan's Jauhar University Property Worth Rs 1,170 Crore
ED says unexplained funds and diverted government resources helped build the campus, which it values at nearly Rs 1,170 crore.
- On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate attached land and buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, valuing the provisionally seized assets at Rs 426 crore book value and approximately Rs 1,170 crore current market value.
- Investigators allege Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan founded the university using diverted public funds, with contractors routing money from government contracts back to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust as donations.
- State-Sanctioned funds for a pandal and hostel were diverted to the private campus; inquiry reports indicate 34 acres of enemy property at Singhankhera village were illegally occupied despite lease cancellations.
- The Custodian of Enemy Property reclaimed occupied land through the Rampur District Administration, while the Income Tax Department revoked the Trust's registration citing non-genuine donations and financial irregularities.
- This attachment follows a broader legal crackdown involving 26 FIRs against Khan and associates, including an October 13 case filed at Azeem Nagar Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Corruption Act.
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The ED has attached assets worth ₹426.46 crore belonging to Rampur's Jauhar University under the PMLA. The current market value of the assets is approximately ₹1,170 crore. The case is linked to Azam Khan and the Jauhar Trust. Read the full story.
ED attaches Jauhar University land, buildings in money-laundering case
Investigators found that funds meant for public works were diverted to the University, that government works were executed on its private campus, and that money from contractors allotted government work was routed back to the Trust as donations.
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LatestlyED attaches SP leader Azam Khan's Jauhar University property worth Rs 1,170 crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the land and building of Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan's Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, with a book value of Rs 426 crore and an estimated current market value of Rs 1,170 crore, the agency said on Wednesday.
The university campus, located in Jauhar Nagar, Singhankheda village in Rampur, is owned by the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, which was founded and controlled by Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan.
Rampur. The Lucknow Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached the land and buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur in a money laundering case. According to a press release issued on October 28, 2026, the attached properties […]
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