UK-Based Islamic Preacher Booked in India for Money Laundering, Radical Links
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a money laundering investigation against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, a UK-based Islamic preacher with alleged ties to a Pakistani radical outfit. The probe, which stems from an FIR by the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad, centers around Khan's alleged radical activities and illicit funding. According to ED officials, Khan was appointed as an assistant teacher in a UP government-aided madrassa in 1984 but continued to draw a salary from 2013-2017 despite residing abroad. The agency has found that Khan travelled to several foreign countries over the last 20 years and received funds through multiple bank accounts in India. The ED has discovered that Khan allegedly acquired over ₹30 crore worth of immovable assets and established two madrassas in Azamgarh and Sant Kabir Nagar, whose registrations were later cancelled. His alleged links with radical organisations in the UK and his membership in Pakistan's Dawat E Islami are also under scrutiny. The ED is investigating Khan's funding network, foreign connections, and assets as part of the probe. The investigation is ongoing, and Khan could not be reached for comment.
