the supreme court of india intervened and asked why khan and others were not interrogated despite sufficient evidence against them. after this criticism, khan was arrested by ed in march 2011. in may 2011, ed formally chargesheeted khan and his associate kashinath tapuriah under the prevention of money laundering act, 2002. ed lawyers said khan had laundered money for international arms dealer adnan khashoggi on several occasions. khan claimed that he was framed.