IMA Ponzi scheme: CBI takes over probe in bribery case
New Delhi, Sep 4: The CBI has taken over the investigation in a case of an alleged bribe of Rs five crore received by an executive engineer of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) from the IMA group of companies, which is facing a Ponzi scheme probe in Karnataka, officials said on Wednesday.
The central agency has booked PD Kumar, who was an executive engineer in the BDA, they added.
It is alleged that Kumar received a bribe of Rs five crore from the IMA group, which had allegedly duped investors by offering them high returns on their investments.
The agency has already booked Mansoor Khan, the managing director of the company, besides 24 other individuals and four sister concerns of the IMA group.
Khan has allegedly duped over a lakh investors, mostly Muslims.
Many touts as well as some religious preachers were also among those who lured people to invest in the IMA group, the officials said.
The case came to light when Khan fled to Dubai, leaving behind a video message, in which he said he was committing suicide due to "corruption in the state and central governments".
Khan was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on July 21 on his arrival in New Delhi and is currently in judicial custody.
In his statement, Khan had alleged that Kumar had received a bribe from him. The case was being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka police, which had arrested Kumar.
After the Karnataka government handed over the probe into the matters related to the IMA group of companies to the CBI, the central agency re-registered the SIT FIR in accordance with the procedure.
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At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan: World Health Organization
Cairo: At least 64 people, including at least 13 children, were killed in a strike on a hospital in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
News agencies have reported that the strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday not only injured at least 89 people but also rendered the hospital non-functional, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said in a post on X.
Sudan has been in a state of chaos since April 2023, when a power struggle between the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) developed into war across the country.
The RSF has blamed the military for the strike on the hospital.
The army, however, has denied the attack, but two military officials have said that the strike targeted a nearby police station. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss the matter openly.
The war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.
The WHO has said that over 2,000 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities since the start of the war.
“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan,” said Ghebreyesus.
.@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor, and multiple patients.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 21, 2026
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