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ED Raids Azam Khan-Linked Sites Over Jauhar University Funds
The Enforcement Directorate, or ED, searched about 10 places connected to Azam Khan and his university trust.
The searches happened on August 19 in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Investigators are checking whether money from government contracts was improperly moved through private contractors.
Officials say some of that money may have gone to the trust and university as donations or construction payments.
The ED is looking at financial records, other documents and digital evidence.
The case is being investigated under India’s money-laundering law.
A separate dispute concerns a proposal to demolish 38 of the university’s 40 buildings, but that action was temporarily stopped.
A state minister said the raids could reveal corruption, while Congress and other opposition parties called them harassment or political vendetta.
The Enforcement Directorate searched about 10 premises linked to Azam Khan’s Jauhar Trust and university.
The searches took place on August 19, 2026, in Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi’s Jamia Nagar.
The ED is investigating alleged diversion of government contract funds through private contractors.
Officials said contractors may have routed money to the trust and university through donations and construction payments.
A UP minister defended the raids, while Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders alleged political harassment and vendetta.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate searched premises linked to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.
- What
- The agency conducted coordinated searches as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged diversion and use of government contract funds.
- Where
- About 10 premises were searched in Rampur and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi’s Jamia Nagar.
- When
- The searches began early on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
- Why
- The ED said it was tracing alleged proceeds of crime and examining financial records, documents and digital evidence related to contractors, the trust and the university.
Government and Investigators
Opposition and University Supporters
Purpose of the raids
Government and Investigators
The ED says it is investigating alleged diversion of government contract funds through private contractors and their use for donations, construction work and assets linked to the trust and university. Uttar Pradesh minister Danish Azad Ansari said the investigation could expose corruption and that action would follow if wrongdoing were established.
Opposition and University Supporters
Congress Uttar Pradesh president Ajay Rai accused the government of harassing Azam Khan. The Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties alleged that the ED action was political vendetta.
University building dispute
Government and Investigators
The Rampur Development Authority alleged that 38 of the university’s 40 buildings were constructed without approved building plans and directed their demolition.
Opposition and University Supporters
Students, Azam Khan’s wife Tazeen Fatma and opposition supporters objected to the proposed demolition, citing its potential effect on studies and the public. The divisional commissioner’s court temporarily stayed the action until further orders.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate’s Lucknow Zonal Office
- Premises searched
- About 10
- Search locations
- Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi’s Jamia Nagar
- Legal basis
- Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Investigation focus
- Alleged diversion of government contract funds through private contractors
- Institutions involved
- Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University
- Evidence sought
- Financial records, documents and digital evidence
- Separate university dispute
- The Rampur Development Authority sought demolition of 38 of the university’s 40 buildings; the proposed action was later stayed.
Quotes
Officials
Representatives of the Enforcement Directorate
“The investigation has also revealed financial transactions between certain contractors and the trust and contractors allegedly benefiting from Government contracts diverted funds towards the trust and university, including substantial donations and construction works.”
republicworld.com
“Officials said the investigation pertains to alleged “diversion of government contract funds through private contractors and their subsequent utilisation, including for creation of assets of the university and trust.””
republicworld.com
Danish Azad Ansari
Uttar Pradesh minister of state for Minority Welfare
“We urge the government to reconsider. In the interest of the nation and the public, they should rethink this decision, the decision to demolish.”
thestatesman.com
“"Wherever illegal occupation of Waqf properties has been exposed in investigations, the name of an SP leader has emerged as the occupant."”
theprint.in
Sources
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Central Agency Raids Jauhar University Linked to Azam Khan
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