Multi-crore scam: People from Mangaluru also invested in IMA!
Mangaluru: Hundreds of people from Dakshina Kannada district also invested lakhs of rupees in IMA company of Bengaluru. But till date, no one has dared to disclose it publicly. Moreover, they have even not interested to lodge complaints with the police.
People from Mangaluru, Ullala, Detalakatte, Surathkal, Krishnapura and other places invested in the company. Some people have even pledged their gold in banks and societies to invest in IMA, it is said.
Interestingly, some agents and sub agents have been working for the company. In the beginning, investors have got more profit than their expectations for their investment. Observing this, others have also queued up to invest in the company, while some others have invested their hard earned money just a few months back. Now they have become helpless as soon as they heard the scam.
When Varthabharati contacted some of the investors, they said that they suffered a lot due to investment. Even the police complaint would not serve any purpose. They have invested the money for future plans like children's education and others. But they do not have any documents for their investment. So, they could not give complaint, they said. But some others declined to divulge the information.
Company held customers meet
In order to instill confidence about the company and educate the customers about investment and benefits, the company has conducted customers meetings in Mangaluru, Thokkottu and other places. But now, there is no one to answer or clear the confusion about the scam.
- Sandeep Patil, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Police
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
