ED attaches land, buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached land and buildings belonging to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, valued at over ₹1,170 crore, as part of a money laundering investigation. The case involves allegations of illegal land acquisition and financial irregularities linked to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and former minister Mohammad Azam Khan.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing legal and political scrutiny regarding the misuse of public and private land by influential political figures in India.
Lucknow Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) said it provisionally attached land and buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Rampur, to the extent of ₹426.46 crore, having a current market value of approximately ₹1,170 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), in connection with a money laundering case against Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, Mohammad Azam Khan (former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh), and others. “Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, has provisionally attached land and buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Rampur, to the extent of ₹426.46 crore, having a current market value of approximately ₹1,170 Crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), in connection with a money laundering case against Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, Mohammad Azam Khan (former Cabinet Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh), and others.
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