Lucknow, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in the districts of Sant Kabir Nagar and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as part of an investigation into money laundering against a madrassa teacher, who is now reportedly a UK citizen, officials said.
The case involves Shamsul Huda Khan and others. Three FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police formed the basis of the ED investigation.
Documents related to 17 immovable properties were seized during the searches, officials said.
Khan, who is from the Azamgarh district, was appointed as an assistant teacher in a government-aided madrassa in 1984, according to the federal probe agency.
Khan is alleged to have acquired British citizenship in 2013, but he allegedly continued to receive a salary and pension from 2013 to 2017 and 2023 respectively, despite not being an Indian citizen and not performing his duties as a teacher while residing abroad, officials said.
It is also alleged that illegal funds were channeled through NGOs controlled by the accused, disguised as donations, and were used to construct madrassas and acquire other properties, according to the ED.
A financial analysis of the bank accounts linked to Khan and entities controlled by him has revealed that he allegedly received Rs 5 crore in his personal capacity, as well as in the name of the Raza Foundation and Kuliyatul Banatir Razabia Educational and Welfare Society, officials said.
