Amanatullah Khan's aide arrested after ACB find ₹12 lakh cash, gun in raid
The Hindu
New Delhi The Delhi Police has arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan’s close aide Hamid Ali
The Delhi Police has arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan’s close aide Hamid Ali after a raid by anti-corruption branch, officials on Saturday said.
The ACB had on Friday arrested Mr. Khan after conducting raids at four premises in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.
Mr. Ali's premise was one of the locations raided by the ACB on Friday.
According to officials, one unlicensed weapon, ₹12 lakh in cash, and some cartridges were recovered from there.
Mr. Ali has been arrested by the southeast district police under Arms Act.
The anti-corruption agency seized ₹24 lakh in cash and two unlicensed weapons in all in raids at four locations.
The ACB had summoned Mr. Khan in a case pertaining to alleged financial misappropriation and other irregularities in the functioning of the Delhi Waqf Board, which Mr. Khan heads as its chairman.