Team Herald
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch to release Rs 3.5 crore to mining trader Imran Khan, whose accounts were seized during the probe of mining scam.
Khan had appealed in the court to release a portion of amount which was seized from different bank accounts. At the instance of SIT, different banks had frozen several accounts of Imran Khan.
SIT had arrested Khan for allegedly cheating the State of crores of rupees through illegal extraction of ore. SIT suspect a nexus between the accused and an influential politician from Salcete.
