Hasan Ali Khan is an Indian billionaire businessman. In 2007, authorities began investigating Khan for suspicion of money laundering

Money laundering

Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...

. Khan was arrested by India's Directorate General of Economic Enforcement

Directorate General of Economic Enforcement

The Directorate General of Economic Enforcement is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India. It is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. It comprises officers of the Indian Revenue Service...

 (ED) under suspicion of money laundering, and was in court in July 2011 for that case. ED lawyers said Khan had financed international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi

Adnan Khashoggi is a Saudi Arabian arms-dealer and businessman. He is also noted for his engagements with high society in both the Occident and Arabic-speaking worlds, and for his involvement in the Iran–Contra and Lockheed bribery scandals, and numerous other affairs...

on several occasions. Khan has claimed that he was framed.

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