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ED Attaches Assets Worth Rs 209 Crore In IMA Ponzi Scheme Case, Summons Minister Zameer Khan For Questioning

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth Rs 209 crore of the Bengaluru-based financial Company, I Monetary Advisory (IMA) and its Managing Director Mohammed Mansoor Khan in a case in which over 40,000 people, mostly Muslims have been cheated through Ponzi schemes.

The attachment includes immovable properties worth Rs 197 crore, Rs 98 lakh from 51 bank accounts and Rs 11 crore from HDFC Bank, held in the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme.

The move was based on the FIR filed on June 9 under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC, registered by the Bengaluru Police against IMA and Mansoor Khan. The ED has initiated investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

“Investigations revealed that the IMA Group was not doing any business to pay the promised monthly return on investments made by the public and that Mohammed Mansoor Khan was running a Ponzi scheme and they were all working on the instructions of Mohammed Mansoor Khan. So far, 20 immovable properties held in the name of Mohammed Mansoor Khan and his entities have been identified as proceeds of crime. The valuation of the 20 immovable properties is about Rs 197 crore as evaluated by the approved Government valuer,” a press release by ED stated.

ED summons Congress minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan

The ED has also summoned Karnataka Minister for Food and Civil Supplies and Wakf, B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan for questioning about his alleged association with Mansoor Khan.

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The Congress minister’s link with the fugitive businessman came to light after reports about him selling his property surfaced on social media. Zameer Ahmed Khan has so far admitted to having sold a property for ₹9.38 crore on Serpentine Street in Richmond Town to Mansoor Khan but has denied having any further business dealings with him.

The ED is in the process of issuing a Red Corner Notice against absconding accused Mansoor Khan and is also examining the possibility of invoking the Fugitive Offenders Act.

Shaik Zakeer Hussain is the Founder and Editor of The Cognate.

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