The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached a residential plot worth ₹53.46 lakh in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar in a money laundering investigation involving madrasa teacher Shamsul Huda Khan. The agency says Khan continued receiving salary, pension and other government benefits after acquiring British citizenship.
The attached property measures 189.75 square metres and is located in Khalilabad. According to the ED, Khan acquired British citizenship on December 19, 2013, after which he ceased to be an Indian citizen. The agency alleges that he concealed this information while continuing to remain associated with a government-aided madrasa in Mubarakpur, Azamgarh.
ED says ₹53.46 lakh came from government payments
An inquiry by Uttar Pradesh’s Minority Welfare and Waqf Department reportedly found that Khan’s service record between 2007 and 2017 had not been verified. Despite this, he was granted voluntary retirement in 2017 and received regular pension benefits, the ED said.
The agency estimates that Khan received approximately ₹53.46 lakh from the state government through salary, pension, General Provident Fund (GPF) and other allowances. The ED has treated the alleged proceeds as crime-linked funds under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The agency further alleged that Khan used his surrendered Indian passport along with documents including PAN, Aadhaar and voter ID to purchase properties in Sant Kabir Nagar after acquiring British citizenship. Since the alleged funds had already been spent, the ED attached a property of equivalent value.
Investigation began after UP Police FIR
The money laundering investigation originated from FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police. The ED conducted searches linked to the case in February 2026 and said documents recovered during the searches formed part of the basis for the latest attachment. The investigation remains ongoing.
The ED has also made additional allegations concerning Khan’s alleged contacts with organisations in Pakistan. Those claims remain part of the agency’s investigation and should not be treated as established facts unless proved through the legal process.
The latest action is a provisional attachment, meaning the property has been attached during the investigation under the PMLA. Further proceedings will determine the status of the property and the allegations against Khan.
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