CMO instructs top cop to take appropriate action on B'luru businessman's complaint
Businessman had alleged fraud, extortion from his brother cum working partner
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has instructed the Bengaluru Police Commissioner to look into the matter and take appropriate action in a complaint filed by a city-based businessman alleging cheating, blackmailing, extortion, and forcibly obtaining signatures on blank papers by his brother.
According to the complainant Mohammed Fahim, he has been distributing Cigarettes and other products by the name M/s M.A Associates for over 16 years. He has further added that he was the sole investor of the business while his brother Basheer was a working partner. Fahim’s wife Farheen was reportedly conducting business on behalf of her husband.
Fahim has further alleged that Basheer, breached his trust suppressed the accounts for the financial year 2020-21 and swindled away all the profits, and told his partner Farheen, his brother’s wife that the company has incurred a heavy loss of several crore rupees and made her sign a balance sheet and other documents without showing originals.
The documents he had created were prepared by Chartered accountant Mr. Mylar of M/s Nagesh and Mylar Associates, the complaint added.
When Farheen asked for the original balance sheets and other documents, Basheer allegedly threatened her and began harassing Fahim and Farheen. Fahim had also reportedly attempted suicide due to the harassment of Basheer and was admitted to a private hospital from 19.03.2022 to 30.05.2022.
The complainant said that even when he was in Hospital, Basheer colluded with Chartered Account Mr. Mylar viz., M/s Nagesh and Mylar associates, misused his cheques by forging his signature without his knowledge, and committed fraud by transferring about Rs.3.6 crore rupees. Even after his discharge, the harassment continued as he issued his life threat, and took the signatures of Fahim and Farheen forcibly on blank papers, blank cash vouchers, and e-stamp papers.
The complainant has further said that when he was asked to pay the profit which he had refused earlier, he instead demanded an amount of Rs.1,50,00,000/-. He also threatened Farheen of implicating in false cases and managed to extort money with help of some antisocial elements Rs.12,50,000/- by way of cash and Rs.12,50,000/- by way of cheque on 15.06.2022 with help of a person named Imran Khan Jagirdar proprietor of Hi-tech Engineering, Kormangala.
A complaint in this regard was filed before the police against Basheer and a copy of the complaint was also sent to the CMO. The CMO has now instructed the commissioner of police to take appropriate action, and an FIR has been registered at Ashok Nagar Police Station. Basheer, Imran Khan, and Mailar have been named as the accused in the FIR by the police.
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Only allegation-free individuals to handle Hajj pilgrims: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court stated that individuals with no allegations of deceit should be entrusted with the responsibility of handling pilgrims keeping in mind the sanctity of Hajj.
Justice Subramonium Prasad highlighted the provision in the Haj Policy, granting the Central Government authority to bar Hajj Group Organizers (HGOs) against whom complaints of misconduct have been lodged, particularly concerning their dealings with pilgrims.
The court's stance came in response to a plea filed by Al Islam Tour Corporation challenging the Centre's decision to blacklist it for ten years, starting from Hajj 2021. This decision followed a complaint from a Hajj pilgrim, accusing the corporation of defrauding him in 2013 by accepting Rs. 13 lakhs for pilgrimage expenses but failing to refund the money upon cancellation.
Dismissing the plea, the court noted that the petitioner wasn't registered as an HGO for Hajj 2018 and thus shouldn't have been involved in any Hajj-related activities without proper registration.
The court underscored the significance of the Hajj pilgrimage for many Indians, often being a once-in-a-lifetime journey for the less privileged who may spend their entire savings on it.
Furthermore, the court said that while the majority of Indian pilgrims obtain permission from the Hajj Committee, some experienced private tour operators are also authorised to facilitate the pilgrimage.
Considering the objectives of the Hajj Policy and the seriousness of the complaint against the petitioner, the court deemed the imposed penalty justified and saw no need for modification.
