By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in reference to a graft case, officers mentioned.
The ACB is probing alleged irregularities within the recruitment within the Delhi Waqf Board, which Khan heads because the chairman.
The ACB on Friday performed searches at Khan’s home and different premises linked to him and seized Rs 24 lakh in addition to two unlicensed weapons, the officers mentioned.
The ACB had issued a discover to Khan on Thursday for questioning in reference to the Prevention of Corruption Act case registered in 2020. The Okhla MLA was known as for questioning at 12 pm on Friday.
Khan, the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, had tweeted in regards to the discover, claiming he has been summoned as he constructed a brand new Waqf board workplace.
A senior official mentioned the searches had been performed on Friday on the home of Khan and his different areas.
A complete of Rs 24 lakh in money, two unlicensed weapon and a few cartridges had been seized, the official mentioned.
Earlier, the ACB had written to the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat that Khan be eliminated because the Delhi Waqf Board chairman for allegedly hampering a probe by “bullying” witnesses in a case towards him.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in reference to a graft case, officers mentioned.
The ACB is probing alleged irregularities within the recruitment within the Delhi Waqf Board, which Khan heads because the chairman.
The ACB on Friday performed searches at Khan’s home and different premises linked to him and seized Rs 24 lakh in addition to two unlicensed weapons, the officers mentioned.
The ACB had issued a discover to Khan on Thursday for questioning in reference to the Prevention of Corruption Act case registered in 2020. The Okhla MLA was known as for questioning at 12 pm on Friday.
Khan, the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, had tweeted in regards to the discover, claiming he has been summoned as he constructed a brand new Waqf board workplace.
A senior official mentioned the searches had been performed on Friday on the home of Khan and his different areas.
A complete of Rs 24 lakh in money, two unlicensed weapon and a few cartridges had been seized, the official mentioned.
Earlier, the ACB had written to the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat that Khan be eliminated because the Delhi Waqf Board chairman for allegedly hampering a probe by “bullying” witnesses in a case towards him.
