PANJIM: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch, probing the illegal mining scam, has found 530 different fixed deposits (FDs) of one of the accused Imran Khan in a bank based in Margao.
Superintendent of Police (Crime) Karthik Kashyap (IPS) said that all together 530 FDs were found in the course of the investigation but the exact details are yet to be received. He said that the bank officials are not cooperating with the investigation agency.
“For the last one and a half month, the bank has been delaying in giving complete information. We are trying to get the details, they are just delaying to give us the exact figures. We are asking for simple things, they are just giving silly excuses,” Kashyap said.
He added, “We have also written to Indian Bank Association as we also want to know the amount that has been transferred from Khan’s and his associated companies’ accounts to other bank accounts.” SIT has so far successfully seized Rs 73 cr from the account of Imran Khan.
Meanwhile, SIT has challenged the bail granted by lower court to Khan, in the High Court of Bombay in Panjim. Khan, who is currently out on bail, was arrested by SIT for his alleged links in the illegal extraction of iron ore on September 12, 2017. SIT suspects a nexus between the accused and an influential politician from Margao.
