Not a partner or stakeholder in IMA group of companies: Roshan Baig
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency MLA, R Roshan Baig on Monday issued a notice rubbishing the reports of his involvement/partnership in the Ponzi scheme company IMA which became defunct with the money of thousands of investors.
In a audio clip that is alleged to be of the chairman of the IMA group of companies is heard saying he is going to commit suicide as he was fed up with corruption.
However, no information about IMA owner Muhammad Mansoor Khan is ascertained so far. The IMA Jewelry Shops in Shivajinagar and Jayanagar, and offices of IMA Group Institutions have remained closed.
In the video clip he is also heard accusing a local MLA of Shivajinagar constituency of taking Rs. 400 crore from him and not returning it, which led to problems of the operations of the company forcing it to close down. He also accused the MLA of using rowdy element to threaten his family when they sought the money back.
Roshan Baig, the local MLA of Shivajinagar issued a notice through his official twitter handle on Monday and denied reports of his links with the company.
He added “I categorically state that I’m neither a stakeholder/partner of this company in any way or form. My association with IMA group is as a legislator and strictly on the basis of social work that was carried out in my assembly constituency of particularly the V.K Obaidullah School in Shivajinagar which accommodates several thousand students from my constituency. There are several contractors and private companies who participate in developmental works of my constituency and not in any way am O a part of any of those companies”.
He further requested people to not pay attention to the rumors being carried on social media against him while also warning that legal action will be initiated against those found guilty of circulating such messages and materials on social media.
“I profoundly request people and my constituents to not pay attention to fake forwards and to discard any such false information doing rounds. Let it be known that I’ve initiated necessary steps before the appropriate authorities to initiate legal action against such miscreants. All those involved in spreading such false information will be taken to task by appropriate authorities” the notice stated.
Issuing notice on the ongoing IMA issue. pic.twitter.com/GFMzDwWuLC
— Roshan Baig (@rroshanbaig) June 10, 2019
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Indian visa application centre suspended indefinitely in Bangladesh's Chattogram
Dhaka (PTI): India on Sunday suspended visa operations at its mission in Bangladeshi port city of Chattogram until further notice, according to media reports.
The move comes in the wake of a fresh wave of unrest witnessed in the country following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
His death triggered attacks and vandalism across Bangladesh, including stone-hurling at the Assistant Indian High Commissioner's residence in Chattogram on Thursday.
Hadi, a prominent leader of the student-led protests last year that led to the ouster of the prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, was a candidate for the scheduled February 12 general elections.
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He was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen at an election campaign in central Dhaka’s Bijoynagar area and died while undergoing treatment in Singapore on December 18.
“Due to the recent security incident at Assistant High Commission of India (AHCI) Chittagong, Indian visa operations at IVAC Chittagong (Chattogram) will remain suspended from 21/12/2025 until further notice,” the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) said in a brief statement.
The announcement for reopening the visa centre will be made after reviewing the situation, the statement added. The decision came into effect on Sunday.
There are five IVAC facilities across Bangladesh at Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Chattogram and Sylhet. An IVAC official told PTI that the other four offices have remained operational as of Sunday.
India on Thursday resumed operations at its visa application centre in Dhaka, a day after closing it over escalated security concerns, but closed for a brief period two other identical facilities in Rajshahi and Khulna as anti-India protestors tried to march towards the Indian missions there.
On Saturday, security was strengthened at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and the visa application centre in Bangladesh's Sylhet city.
The enhanced security measures were put in place to ensure that “no third party can exploit the situation,” Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police Saiful Islam was quoted as saying by The Dhaka Tribune newspaper on Saturday.
Hadi, 32, was laid to rest on Saturday amid extra-tight security beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University mosque.
Tens of thousands of people attended the funeral prayers, and ahead of the ritual, chanted anti-India slogans like “Delhi or Dhaka - Dhaka, Dhaka” and “brother Hadi’s blood will not be allowed to go in vain.”
Earlier on December 17, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and conveyed its strong concern over certain extremist elements announcing plans to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka.
“We expect the interim government to ensure the safety of Missions and Posts in Bangladesh in keeping with its diplomatic obligations,” it said.
The envoy was apprised of India's strong concerns about the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh, it added.
