India, July 29 -- A Delhi court has framed charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against Aam Aadmi Party's Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan and 10 others in a case involving illegal recruitments to the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB), setting the stage for trial.

Special judge Dig Vinay Singh, in an order passed on Monday, held that there was sufficient prima facie evidence to proceed against the accused under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The trial will begin on August 21 with the prosecution's first round of evidence.

The court observed that the allegations made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pointed to a larger conspiracy, wherein Khan allegedly abused his position as DWB chairman between 2016 and...