LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ghaziabad sent Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan to 14 days' judicial custody on Sunday.

The development came a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in a money laundering case linked to the alleged misuse of government funds in the construction of the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, founded by Khan, in Rampur.

"We had requested the court to grant 14 days of judicial custody, and the court has allowed our plea," a senior ED official said, confirming the agency's request and the court's order.

Khan, who had walked out of Rampur jail on Saturday after nearly 11 months in custody, was taken directly to...