Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan granted four-day ED custody

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been granted four days of custodial remand for Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan as part of an ongoing financial investigation. The federal agency will transport Khan to Lucknow on Wednesday to conduct detailed questioning regarding matters related to the case.

During the four-day remand period, ED officials are expected to interrogate Khan on various aspects of the investigation. The questioning will focus on establishing details connected to the agency's probe into financial transactions and related matters under its jurisdiction.

The development marks an escalation in the legal difficulties facing the prominent Uttar Pradesh politician. Khan, a senior leader of the opposition Samajwadi Party, has faced several legal challenges in recent years.

The ED, India's primary financial investigation agency, operates under the Ministry of Finance and investigates violations of foreign exchange laws and money laundering offences. The agency has intensified its activities across the country in recent years, probing high-profile political and business figures.