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A Delhi court on Thursday (November 14) ordered the release of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board case. The court refused to take cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him. Special Judge Jitendra Singh said while there was sufficient evidence against Khan to proceed against him, there was no sanction to prosecute him.
"Therefore, the cognisance is declined," the judge said. The court directed that Khan be released from judicial custody on a bail bond of ₹1 lakh and one surety of the like amount. On October 29, the Enforcement Directorate filed a 110-page first supplementary prosecution complaint claiming Khan laundered money allegedly generated through corruption in the Waqf Board.
The ED had named one Mariam Siddiqui in the chargesheet. But she was not arrested as an accused in the case. The court said there was no evidence to proceed against Siddiqui and discharged her.
With inputs from PTI.
