Karnataka Housing, Waqf, and Minority Welfare Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan (@BZZameerAhmedK/C)
The Karnataka Lokayukta constabulary person issued a announcement to Housing, Waqf, and Minority Welfare Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan successful a disproportionate assets case.
A Lokayukta constabulary serviceman confirmed connected Saturday that the elder Congress person had been directed to look for questioning connected December 3. “This is simply a regular announcement arsenic portion of the ongoing investigation. We request to grounds his connection regarding definite aspects of the case,” the serviceman stated without providing further details.
The lawsuit dates backmost to 2021 erstwhile the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches astatine properties linked to Khan pursuing revelations successful the IMA ponzi scam. Investigations suggested that Khan allegedly possessed assets valued astatine 2,031 per cent of his known sources of income.
The ED’s findings revealed a Rs 9.38 crore transaction via cheque betwixt Khan and IMA promoter Mansoor Ali Khan. According to sources, Mansoor claimed helium had fixed Khan Rs 29.38 crore successful currency and different Rs 25 crore, which had not been returned.
The ED submitted its study to the now-defunct Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), which registered a lawsuit successful 2022. After the ACB’s abolition, the lawsuit was transferred to the Karnataka Lokayukta.
In November 2023, the Karnataka High Court dismissed Khan’s petition challenging the proceedings. Investigations into the lawsuit are ongoing.