Bengaluru: As the number of complaints lodged against jewellery and investment firm IMA swelled to 30,000, with 2,500 being lodged on Friday alone, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka government to probe the alleged financial fraud, said it was investigating whether he had fled to Dubai.
“We are trying to find the whereabouts of Mohammed Mansoor Khan (owner of IMA Jewels), and see if he has fled to Dubai,” deputy Inspector General of Police B R Ravikanthe Gowda, heading the Special Investigation Team, said Friday.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) too is preparing to probe the scam. Officials from the ED met the police officials in Commercial Street police station and also the SIT to gather information about Mr. Khan and his company.
Khan had started his business in Dubai and moved to Bengaluru to start IMA Jewels. A large number of Muslims from various parts of Karnataka and neighbouring states fell into his trap and invested lakhs of rupees. On June 12, seven directors of the firm were apprehended and are being questioned along with the firm's chartered accountant who was detained Friday.
