The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), which reports to the Delhi LG, on Friday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after grilling the legislator in connection with irregularities in the Delhi Waqf board.
His arrest came after the ACB found incriminating material and evidences against Khan during searches conducted on premises of the MLA and his aides.
The ACB allegedly recovered `24 lakh in cash, two illegal arms and ammunition from two of Khan’s associates.
Following the raids Khan, the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, tweeted, “I was called to #ACB office for questioning and in my absence the Delhi Police was sent to my home to harass my family members. @LtGovDelhi, the truth never hurts, remember. I have full faith in the Constitution and judiciary of this country.” A senior ACB official said the searches were conducted on Friday the houses of Khan, his business partner, Hamid Ali Khan, Masood Usman and another associate.
The raids were related to a case against Amanatullah Khan in 2016 following a complaint from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Headquarters), Revenue department, alleging that appointments to various existing and non-existing posts by Khan in the Waqf Board were arbitrary and illegal.
The ACB had issued a notice to Khan on Thursday for questioning in connection with the two-year-old corruption case. The Okhla MLA was called for questioning on Friday at 12 pm in connection with a 2020 case registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Earlier, in August, ACB had sought the removal of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan from the post of Delhi Waqf Board Chairman. In a letter to the Lieutenant-Governor’s Secretariat, the ACB claimed that Khan’s “criminal and bullying nature” was “preventing witnesses from speaking against him” and thus preventing a fair investigation in a corruption case against the leader.