Lucknow, Nov. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday granted four days of custody remand of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Azam Khan in connection with its money-laundering investigation linked to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.

He will be brought to Lucknow on Friday for questioning by the agency.

According to the remand order, the ED custody of the accused Mohammad Azam Khan has been granted for four days, from November 12 (4:30 PM) to November 16 (4:30 PM).

The development comes as the federal agency intensifies its investigation into alleged diversion of government contract funds through private contractors and their subsequent utilisation, including for the creation of as...