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ED gets four-day custody of Azam Khan in Rs 426 crore case
The Story in Brief
A special CBI court in Ghaziabad on Thursday granted the Enforcement Directorate four days’ custody of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a money laundering case linked to the construction of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. The custody, from 4.30pm on 12 November until 4.30pm on 16 November, was allowed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the court noted an alleged diversion of public funds and assets worth Rs 426.46 crore.
Khan, approximately 78 or 79 years old, was arrested on 31 October hours after his release from Rampur jail. The ED argued that custodial interrogation was needed to trace the money trail through multiple entities and shell structures. Khan will be taken to the ED headquarters in Delhi or to Lucknow for questioning, different outlets report, and his lawyer said the arrest was intended to harass him. The Allahabad High Court is set to hear his bail plea on 16 November.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report that a Ghaziabad court granted the Enforcement Directorate four days' custody of Azam Khan in a money laundering case linked to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, citing alleged diversion of Rs 426.46 crore. Hindustan Times adds the court's direction for medical checks and a daily lawyer meeting, a detail the others omit. India TV emphasises the political angle: the Supreme Court transferred Khan's bail plea to the Allahabad High Court, which will hear it on 16 November. The core facts of the custody period and the amount are uniform, leaving the case's next legal step as the concrete date to watch: 16 November.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), indiatvnews.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 12 November 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources.
