{
  "id": 17461915,
  "title": "Uttar Pradesh: ED Takes Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan Into Custody Moments After Release From Rampur Jail; Son Abdullah Walks Free | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uttar-pradesh-ed-takes-samajwadi-party-leader-azam-khan-into-custody",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T19:18:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-ed-takes-samajwadi-party-leader-azam-khan-into-custody-moments-after-release-from-rampur-jail-son-abdullah-walks-free-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rampur, October 31, 2026 – Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moments after he was released from jail in connection with a PAN cards case, while his son Abdullah was released without any issue. The ED team had arrived at the jail in advance and intercepted Azam Khan as soon as he stepped out of the prison around 7 pm on Saturday. Azam Khan was taken away in a vehicle amid tight security to the agency's headquarters in Ghaziabad for questioning. His arrest triggered protests from his supporters, who accused the ED of violating the rule of law and suspected the detention was due to his Muslim faith and establishment of Jauhar University.",
  "summary": "Rampur, October 31, 2026: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was taken into custody by a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moments after he walked out of Rampur district jail on Saturday evening following his release in the two PAN cards case. His son Abdullah Azam, who was also granted bail in the case, was released from prison. The ED team, which had reached the jail premises in advance…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan Walks Out Of Jail, Then Probe Agency Detains Him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/samajwadi-partys-azam-khan-walks-out-of-jail-then-probe-agency",
        "published": "2026-10-31T15:14:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "ED detains SP leader Azam Khan from outside Rampur jail as soon as he comes out on bail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ed-detains-sp-leader-azam-khan-from-outside-rampur-jail-as-soon-as-he",
        "published": "2026-10-31T16:21:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}