New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at ten premises linked to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with an ongoing money-laundering investigation relating to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.

The search operation was launched early on Wednesday and is still underway, covering premises in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Saharanpur, as well as Delhi.

The premises being searched by multiple teams of the ED, in close coordination with police forces concerned in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, include Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University linked to Azam Khan. Founded by Azam Khan in 2006, Mohammad...