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Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan — arrested in a case related to alleged illegal appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board — will be in the custody of the Anti-Corruption Branch for the next five days.<\/p>\n
The ACB has alleged that while working as Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board, Mr Khan had illegally recruited 32 people violating guidelines.<\/p>\n
The ACB also said he had “misappropriated the funds of Delhi Waqf Board comprising grants in aid from Delhi Government”.<\/p>\n
There were allegations of corruption and favoritism in the appointments and then chief of Delhi Waqf Board had “given statement and issued memorandum” against the illegal recruitment, the Anti-Corruption Branch said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The officials had seized Rs 24 lakh and two illegal weapons from his home. The search team, the ACB said, was attacked by his relatives and supporters outside the residence.<\/p>\n
AAP has stood by its MLA, alleging that the arrest was “baseless” and the case against him “bogus”.<\/p>\n
“Nothing has been found in the raids at his home and office. This is a new attempt to malign AAP and tarnish the image of the MLA,” the party said.<\/p>\n
Mr Khan is one of the several AAP leaders under the scanner of investigative agencies.<\/p>\n
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia — whose home was raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation last month in connection with Delhi’s excise policy — has accused the BJP of attempting to “break” AAP leaders.<\/p>\n
“First, they arrested Satyendar Jain but there is no evidence against him in court. They raided my residence. Nothing was found. Then they initiated a fake probe against Kailash Gahlot, and now they arrested Amanatullah Khan. Operation Lotus continues to break each leader of AAP,” Mr Sisodia said in a tweet in Hindi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n