LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered an alleged Rs.20-crore asset trail while probing Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following search operations at four premises in Sant Kabir Nagar district and linked locations in Azamgarh on Wednesday, officials said.

The action follows three FIRs registered against Khan, his wife, son and daughter-in-law on charges of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and alleged misuse of documents to obtain government benefits.

Investigators said Khan was appointed as a primary school teacher in a madrasa in 1984. Documents recovered during the searches indicate that he acquired United Kingdom citizenship in 2013. Despite becoming a ...