Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who was taken into ED custody as soon as he was released from Rampur jail, was produced in the special PMLA court in Ghaziabad on Sunday. On the question of journalists, he said what is left to say now.
Tezzbuzz Desk – On Sunday, November 1, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) team took Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to the Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ghaziabad. He was produced here in Avinash Pandey's court number 1. During this time, when the journalists asked him whether he would say anything today, he said, “What to say, what is left to say now.”
Azam Khan was taken into custody by ED as soon as he was released from Rampur jail on Saturday. After this, on Sunday the ED team took him to the court in Ghaziabad. Azam Khan looked very sad while going to the court. Disappointment and helplessness were clearly visible on his face.
The matter is related to Jauhar University
On Saturday, Azam Khan came out of jail with his son Abdullah Azam. Meanwhile, ED took him into custody. This action has been taken in the case of alleged financial irregularities, embezzlement of government funds and money laundering related to Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. In the year 2019, ED had registered a case against Johar Trust on the basis of complaint. After this, investigation into the case started and officials of the Trust and people close to Azam Khan were interrogated.
Investigation of accounts worth Rs 494 crore
On October 13, the ED team had interrogated Azam Khan in Rampur District Jail. During the investigation, it came to light that accounts worth Rs 494 crore were allegedly not found. After this, a case related to corruption and money laundering was registered against Azam Khan and his Jauhar Trust. The ED took him into custody as soon as he was released from jail on Saturday.
Azam Khan appeared emotional and aggressive while being detained. He targeted the Uttar Pradesh government and investigating agencies over his religious identity and the construction of Jauhar University.
'Law has ceased to exist'
Speaking to reporters, Azam Khan said, “What is left to say? What can I say? The law has ceased to exist. This is a punishment for being a Muslim? Our mistake was that a university was built by a Muslim. This is our crime. We built schools for children. Is this our crime?”
Let us tell you that a few minutes after his release from Rampur District Jail along with his son Abdullah Azam in the double PAN card case, the ED team from Lucknow interrogated Azam Khan and took him into custody in connection with a separate money laundering investigation related to Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Jauhar University. Whereas Abdullah Azam was released.