Tajbagh Trust plots sold to 400 persons

 

 

After arresting former City President of Congress, Sheikh Hussain Abdul Jabbar on fraud charges, the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) is investigating another alleged ‘gift deed’ fraud committed by Sheikh during his tenure as Chairman of the trust. A police official prvy to the investigation said that the land of trust in Tajbagh was allocated to around 400 families under a gift deed. The police are suspecting illegal financial transactions in the land allotment. “Minimum Rs 1 to 2 lakh were charged to each family while allocating the land,” the official said. Once the investigation is complete and the police laid hands on some concrete evidence, the police would proceed to register one more FIR against Sheikh, he added.

Sheikh is cooling his heels behind bars for his alleged involvement in a scam of Rs 1.5 crore in the Tajbagh Trust. The case was registered at the Sakkardara police station in connection with the embezzlement of funds without obtaining the permission of the Charity Commissioner or conducting an audit during his tenure as the chairman of the trust from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016. A police official said that Sheikh Hussain and former secretary Iqbal Ismail Velji were accused of embezzling Rs 1.5 crore in a span of five years during their tenure. Taj Ahmed Ali Ahmed Syed, who took over as Secretary after their tenure, discovered the alleged scam during an audit.

The investigation in ‘gift deed’ fraud is likely to uncover names of other accused persons who were supporters of Sheikh. Notorious goon Abu was also involved in the allocation of the plots to the residents who is known as close aide of Sheikh Hussain. The police are likely to quiz Abu in this regard.