Lucknow, Dec. 27 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Azamgarh-based Islamic preacher Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, who is currently residing in the United Kingdom.
The action has been taken on the basis of an FIR earlier lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). The ED has initiated an investigation against Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to investigating agencies, Shamsul Huda Khan is accused of promoting radical ideology and channeling illegal funds under the guise of religious education. Records show that he was appointed as an assistant teacher in a government-aided madrasa in Azamgarh in 1984. However, despite acquiring British citizenship i...