LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan inside Rampur jail in Uttar Pradesh in a money laundering case - minutes after he and his son, Abdullah Azam Khan, were released from jail in an alleged PAN fraud case, officials said. "Azam Khan has been taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the probe linked to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University," said an agency official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Officials added that the 78-year-old will be produced before a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad on Sunday, where the agency will seek his remand for custodial interrogation. The ED is probing a money laundering case against the former cabinet minister, the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, and others. On October 28, it attached land and buildings belonging to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, estimating their current market value at around Rs.1,170 crore. The university is owned by the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, founded and controlled by Azam Khan, who is also its honorary chancellor. The politician spoke to reporters outside the Rampur district jail, where he had been lodged since November 2025. " Kehne ko kya hai (there is nothing to say)... this is a punishment for being a Muslim... the mistake is that a Muslim established a university and school for students...," Khan said as he raised his hand in the air to greet his supporters. His legal team termed the ED action unconstitutional and announced plans to approach the Supreme Court....