New Delhi, April 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with the Waqf Board linked money laundering case. The arrest of Khan comes two days after the Supreme Court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that ED should arrest Khan only if there are considerable evidences against him. The Court observed: " "You arrest him in case there is material. In case, there is no material, do not arrest him. You have to follow Section 19 PMLA..It should not be taken for granted that if he appears, he will be arrested."

Khan is the MLA from Okhla constituency in Delhi.

AAP leaders condemned the arrest. AAP leader Gopal Rai said :"Today...