IMA Ponzi scam case should be handed over to CBI, tweets Shobha Karandlaje

Team Udayavani, Jun 15, 2019, 12:08 PM IST

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Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and Udupi-Chickmagalur MP on Saturday demanded that IMA Jewel’s scandal be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Shobha in a tweet demanded, ” As I always said, the deals b/w Zameer Ahmed & #IMAFraud Mansoor Khan is out, many other bigwigs are also part of this scam. I strongly demand the investigation to be handed over to CBI, which is the only ray of hope for the thousands of victims of #IMAJewelsScam.”

As I always said, the deals b/w Zameer Ahmed & #IMAFraud Mansoor Khan is out, many other bigwigs are also part of this scam.

I strongly demand the investigation to be handed over to CBI, which is the only ray of hope for the thousands of victims of #IMAJewelsScam. pic.twitter.com/Rz51UNQ9Wa

— Shobha Karandlaje (@ShobhaBJP) June 15, 2019

Earlier in the day BJP Karnataka also demanded that IMA Jewel’s scandal should be handed over to the CBI.

” Now that deals b/w Congress Minister Zameer Ahmed & IMA fraud Mohammed Mansoor Khan is out in open we demand a CBI enquiry

Victims of IMA jewellery fraud will be denied justice if investigating is carried out under the watch of @hd_kumaraswamy govt

CBI enquiry is the only hope,” BJP Karnataka tweeted.

Now that deals b/w Congress Minister Zameer Ahmed & IMA fraud Mohammed Mansoor Khan is out in open we demand a CBI enquiry

Victims of IMA jewellery fraud will be denied justice if investigating is carried out under the watch of @hd_kumaraswamy govt

CBI enquiry is the only hope. pic.twitter.com/2oUmaVsj6W

— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) June 15, 2019

Earlier in the week, Mohammed Mansoor Khan, managing director of IMA Jewels went missing and an audio clip of him stating that he was committing suicide, accusing MLA Roshan Baig of cheating him of Rs 400 crore went viral on Whatsapp.

Investigations into his whereabouts has further revealed that an amount of 19 crore rupees was transferred from the IMA account to his personal account before he fled the country.

As per sources, the money was obtained by liquidating most of the gold and diamonds in his shops into cash.

The case has been handed over to the SIT. Meanwhile the custody of seven arrested directors was also given to the SIT.