Bengaluru: Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore IMA fraud case, on Thursday arrested a city based religious preacher in connection with the case.

The arrested Islamic Preacher has been identified as Umer Sharif, a resident of Bengaluru.

Sharif, who runs a school named Al Basheer at Bannergatta in Bengaluru has been arrested for his alleged links with Mansoor Khan, the Chairman of IMA Group of Companies.

According to the reports, Sharif had allegedly taken Rs. 60 Lakh in cash and a car worth Rs. 15 Lakh for publicizing IMA’s policies and Mansoor Khan.

Sharif has now been sent to Police custody till July 22 for further inquiry on his role.

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Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.

The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.

Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.

Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.

The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.

They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).