Ghaziabad, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A Special Court in Ghaziabad has remanded Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan to four days of Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in a money laundering case linked to the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
An official said the central agency is likely to bring Khan from Dasna jail to Lucknow on Friday for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities.
The case involves alleged money laundering linked to the university, with the ED attaching land and buildings worth Rs 426.46 crore as suspected proceeds of crime.
The investigation originated from FIRs alleging that agricultural land belonging to farmers was forcibly acquired for the university. The ED has also alleged that government funds and resources were diverted towards the institution’s development.
The university is owned by the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, founded and controlled by Khan, who also serves as its honorary Chancellor.
Khan’s latest remand comes amid his legal challenge to the ED’s arrest. On November 5, the Supreme Court declined to grant him immediate relief and directed him to approach the Allahabad High Court.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered the transfer of the relevant records to the High Court, directing that his petition be listed before an appropriate Division Bench on November 16.
Khan had challenged his arrest, which allegedly took place around 40 minutes after he walked out of jail on October 31 following bail in a separate dual PAN card case. His plea sought the quashing of the ED’s arrest and the subsequent November 1 remand order passed by the Ghaziabad Special Court, besides seeking interim release.
The ED had arrested Khan in the university-linked money laundering investigation. He was subsequently remanded to judicial custody until November 13 and lodged in Dasna jail.
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