Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jun 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has registered a separate case relating to multi-crore IMA scandal, on Thursday June 20, took into custody seven directors of IMA. It has issued summons to Mohammed Mansoor Khan, who happens to be the key person behind this fraud, to present himself before it.

A few days back, cases under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act had been registered against Khan. The Enforcement Directorate, which has collected complete details about the irregularities in which Khan has been involved with, has issued summons asking Khan to be present at its office at 11 am on June 24. Mansoor Khan, who is said to be hiding in a foreign country now, in all likelihood, may not attend the hearing.

The directorate has been supporting the investigation by Special Investigation Team. On Thursday morning, a SIT team led by deputy commissioner of police, Girish, assistant commissioners of police, Balaraj and Ravishankar and ED team led by assistant director Basavaraju took into possession gold ornaments, silver valuables and documents found in lockers and took them away in several trucks.

It is said that Khan, who was preparing to flee the country since the last some months, had transported most of the gold ornaments from his store to an unknown destination.

In the meanwhile, president of Hazarat Tipu Sultan Aman Federation, Murtuza Khan, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, foreign affairs minister Jaishankar and joint director in foreign affairs Amit Narang, seeking their help in returning money invested in IMA by thousands of innocent investors. He has demanded to hand over this case to Central Bureau of Investigation.