Kasaragod: KM Haidar, who taught at Aliya Arabic College here for more than five decades, passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in the city following illness. He was 78.

Haidar was the elder son of the late Kudroli Hasanabba of Mangaluru. After completing his studies at Alia Arabic College and undergoing further training at the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia, he began his teaching career at Aliya Arabic College in 1973. Since then, he had been closely associated with the institution.

He was also active in Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and was known for his simple and humble nature. Over the years, he taught Islamic studies to thousands of students.

He is survived by his wife, four sons, four daughters, relatives and a large number of well-wishers.

The funeral will be held on Thursday after Zohr prayers at Chemnad Jamaath Masjid

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New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.

Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.

The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.

The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.