NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and Saharanpur and Delhi in reference to Samajwadi Party chief Azam Khan.Officers mentioned round 10 premises in Rampur and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi have been being searched as a part of a case registered beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).Officers mentioned the investigation pertains to the alleged “diversion of presidency contract funds by means of non-public contractors and their subsequent utilisation, together with for creation of belongings of the college and belief.”“The investigation has additionally revealed monetary transactions between sure contractors and the belief and contractors allegedly benefiting from Authorities contracts diverted funds in direction of the belief and college, together with substantial donations and building works,” the officers mentioned, as cited by ANI.
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The searches are geared toward tracing alleged proceeds of crime, together with monetary data, paperwork and digital proof associated to the diversion and utilisation of presidency funds.The Lucknow-based Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Belief, of which former Uttar Pradesh Cupboard minister Azam Khan is the primary trustee together with members of the family and associates, runs the Muhammad Ali Jauhar College and a public faculty in Rampur district.
