India, Feb. 4 -- LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan finds himself in fresh legal trouble after the Rampur MP/MLA court ordered further investigation into an 18-year-old case against him for allegedly demanding extortion from a trader in the name of donation for his dream project Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in 2006 during the SP regime, said police and prosecution officials on Tuesday.

The Rampur police had filed a final report in the case due to lack of evidence over the allegations, which was recently challenged following which the MP/MLA court on January 21 directed to further probe the case.

"We have received the court's directive to further investigate the case against former cabinet minister Azam Khan after a complaint by ...