SIT arrests Bengaluru based Islamic Scholar for publicising IMA and its Chairman Mansoor Khan
Bengaluru: Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore IMA fraud case, on Thursday arrested a city based religious preacher in connection with the case.
The arrested Islamic Preacher has been identified as Umer Sharif, a resident of Bengaluru.
Sharif, who runs a school named Al Basheer at Bannergatta in Bengaluru has been arrested for his alleged links with Mansoor Khan, the Chairman of IMA Group of Companies.
According to the reports, Sharif had allegedly taken Rs. 60 Lakh in cash and a car worth Rs. 15 Lakh for publicizing IMA’s policies and Mansoor Khan.
Sharif has now been sent to Police custody till July 22 for further inquiry on his role.
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Belagavi businessman loses Rs 15.4 crore in digital arrest scam; money siphoned off over six weeks
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Belagavi: An 81-year-old businessman from Belagavi was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 15.45 crore in a digital arrest scam that continued for almost six weeks, The Hindu reported on Saturday.
The victim has been identified as Ajit Gopalkrishna Saraf. According to a complaint filed by his son, Saraf received a call on February 5 from a person claiming to be a CBI officer, who accused him of being involved in a financial scandal.
The caller, who identified himself as K. Siva Subramanyam, allegedly produced fake documents purportedly issued by the CBI and the RBI vigilance cell, and claimed that Saraf had dealings with Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and was involved in money laundering.
In the following days, another person, posing as George Mathew from the RBI vigilance wing, joined the calls. They allegedly asked Saraf to provide details of his fixed deposits and stock market investments, and allegedly forced him to liquidate his FDs and investments held with Motilal Oswal.
Fearing arrest, Saraf reportedly did not inform his family and transferred all the money under his control to accounts specified by the fraudsters. Police said the victim had not come out of his room for days.
The fraud came to light only when his son visited him during the Ugadi holidays.
A case has been registered at the Belagavi Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station, and officials said the investigation is likely to be transferred to the CID.
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