IMA Chairman Mansoor Khan sent to 14-day ED custody
Bengaluru: A special court on Thursday sent IMA Group of Companies Chairman Mansoor Khan to 14 days custody to Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Khan, who was presented before the court on Thursday will be held at Parappanahalli Agrahara Jail.
The court also approved appeal made by SIT investigating the multi-crore scam appealed to not allow Khan to meet his friends and relatives during the custody citing that it can hinder the investigation.
Defence lawyer C K Nandakumar appealed the court to grant permission to Khan to be treated at Victoria Hospital in the city adding that he was suffering from Acute Coronary Syndrome and had undergone Angioplasty surgery. Taking note of the opposition by SIT and ED to the appeal the court granted Khan permission to be treated at Jayadeva Hospital while upholding its order of not allowing Khan to meet anybody.
The ED also expressed fear of escorting Khan to jail adding that Khan was facing severe threat. ED asked the court officials to escort Khan to jail, the request was however laid down by the court which ordered ED to do the job.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
