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Azam Khan sent to 14-day custody in ED case
NDTV·
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was remanded to 14 days' judicial custody after the Enforcement Directorate arrested him in a money laundering case. The arrest came shortly after bail in the dual PAN card matter. A Ghaziabad court ordered him held at Dasna jail. The probe covers alleged irregularities at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur.
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What It Means For You
- Khan remains in Dasna jail through the 14-day remand window while the ED continues questioning.
- The agency provisionally attached university land and buildings valued at Rs 426.46 crore original cost.
- Current market value of the attached properties is estimated around Rs 1,170 crore.
What's Happening
- The Allahabad High Court had suspended his sentence and granted bail in the dual PAN card case a day earlier.
- ED told the court he holds evidence on proceeds of crime and is withholding it.
- His lawyers say the arrest lacked due process and allege a political conspiracy.
What the ED Attachment Covers
- The case follows 26 FIRs at Azeem Nagar police station in Rampur over alleged forced land acquisition.
- ED alleges PWD contractors worth about Rs 186 crore routed materials to the campus.
- Hindustan Times said he had spent nearly 11 months in Rampur jail before the weekend release and rearrest.
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