ED takes Azam Khan into custody after jail release

The Enforcement Directorate took Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan into custody on October 31, shortly after he was released on bail from Rampur jail in a case involving two PAN cards. The agency’s money-laundering investigation concerns alleged financial irregularities linked to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University and its trust. Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh minister, had been in jail since November 2025. The Allahabad High Court granted him and his son, Abdullah Azam Khan, bail in the PAN-card case on Thursday after suspending their sentences. The court did not stay their convictions, and a hearing on their revision petition was set for January, according to one report. Abdullah was also released from Rampur jail. The Enforcement Directorate is scheduled to present Khan before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Ghaziabad on November 1. Reports differ on whether the agency planned to seek remand for questioning or formalize his arrest at the hearing. No outcome from the scheduled appearance was reported. The agency alleges that public funds intended for government works were diverted to the university through contractors and construction projects. It...