New Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case.
The arrest was made on the basis of the recovery of incriminating material and evidence against him during the searches conducted on Friday.
Searches were conducted on four locations related to the AAP MLA and his business partner. A weapon was found at one of the locations. It is learnt that he could not show any license of the recovered arms (Breta Pistol).
The searches were also conducted at the location of his partner Hamid Ali Khan Masood Usman at Gafoor Nagar. Cash worth Rs 12 lakhs were also recovered, according to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
According to the officials, a total of Rs 24 lakh in cash was recovered along with two illegal weapons from all the locations searched.
Earlier in the day, the ACB had summoned Khan in connection with the case which pertains to financial misappropriation and other irregularities in the functioning of the Delhi Waqf Board.
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It is alleged that Khan while working as Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board illegally recruited 32 persons violating all norms and Government guidelines.