IMA Jewel scam: Zameer appears for questioning

Bengaluru: Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan appeared before the Special Investigation Team, who is probing the multi-crore IMA Jewels scam.

Zameer Ahmed Khan was questioned about his affiliation with the founder of IMA, Mohammed Mansoor Khan, informed sources.

The SIT had also called R. Roshan Baig, former MLA, for questioning.

However, Baig did not appear citing health reasons.

Mohammed Mansoor Khan has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme in Karnataka that has allegedly duped more than 30,000 people of Rs 5,000 crore. People from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu are said to have invested into the company.

Till date, about 25 people have been arrested, including an IAS officer, a Karnataka Administrative Service officer, a nominated corporator and 12 directors of the firm.