IMA jewels absconding founder urges Bengaluru police to facilitate his return

In an 18-minute long video posted YouTube, I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Jewels founder Mansoor Khan, who is accused of perpetrating financial fraud running into several crores of rupees, on Sunday released a video saying he wants to return to India, pay back investors, and cooperate with authorities.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Jewels founder Mansoor Khan, who is accused of perpetrating financial fraud worth crores, released a video on Sunday, urging police to arrange his return to India so that he could join the probe against him.

He promised to fully cooperate in the investigation being conducted by an 11-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) and also assured to return the investors' money by liquidating the company's assets.

"Alok Kumar Sir (Bengaluru Police Commissioner), please send me the details of the person I need to contact to secure my return. I want to return to India to tell the truth. I am very hopeful that you will ensure justice to me," he said in a video posted on YouTube.

He alleged that some bigwigs are behind his company's collapse and demanded a CBI inquiry into the scam.

Khan alleged that "some powerful people" were behind his life that forced him to flee the country.
"I had earlier posted an audio clip describing the situation that forced me to flee," Khan said.

Khan blamed some people including former Union Minister and senior Congress leader K Rahman Khan, J D (S) MLC Sharavana, a terrorist and several other people related to different business entities for his company's downfall.

"I would like to congratulate ex-Rajya Sabha member K Rahman Khan, Mukhtyar Ahmed Tada who belongs to a terrorist group, JDS MLA Sarvanand and all those who make settlements in the name of social service," he said.

Khan further said, "my aides within the management and some politicians deceived me. This forced me to leave the country in a hurry. Nothing was planned."

Khan said that IMA was not running a Ponzi scheme and was shut down due to some corruption at the state and the Central government level.
He also expressed his fear over safety and claimed that he would be "ultimately killed."

"I have confirmed reports that my director Nizamuddin and cousin Wasim, Khalid Ahmed and Fahad Ahmed have stolen the jewellery from the vault," he stated.

The development comes a day after the Interpol issued a blue corner notice to "locate, identify or obtain information" about him.

He disappeared earlier this month after sending an audio clip to some investors threatening to commit suicide due to what he alleged was "harassment" by some politicians and rowdies.

The SIT had conducted a raid at his office and seized jewellery worth Rs 20 crore. It had arrested the firm's auditor Iqbal Khan and seven directors of different entities linked to Khan.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also issued a summon to Khan directing him to appear before the agency on June 24.

Over 25,000 complaints have been filed against the company, demanding that their money be returned.