Delhi court frames corruption charge against AAP MLA Aamanatullah Khan in Waqf board recruitment case

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan and 10 others in a case of alleged irregularities in recruitment to the Delhi Waqf Board.

Special Judge (PC Act) Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order.

A detailed copy of the judgement is awaited.

Apart from Khan, Mahboob Alam, Hamid Akhtar, Kifayatullah Khan, Rafisshan Khan, Imran Ali, Md Ahrar, Aquib Jawed, Azhar Khan, Zakir Khan, and Abudul Mannar have also been charged in the case.

The case against Khan and others pertains to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment process. It is alleged that when Khan was the Chairman of the Waqf Board (DWB), he illegally recruited people in violation of the law.

According to the allegations by the CBI, he abused his official position as DWB chairman between 2016 and 2021 for a series of illegal appointments, including naming Mahboob Alam as the Board’s CEO.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also probing the money laundering angle in the case.