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Haji Mohammad Iqbal: Know why former BSP MLC Haji Mohammad Iqbal is getting trapped

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Lucknow: The troubles of former MLC Haji Mohammad Iqbal of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) don’t appear to be diminishing. Once once more the screws of investigation have began tightening towards him. In the final three years, steady investigation companies are taking motion towards Haji Iqbal. Vigilance investigation towards Haji Iqbal alias Balla has now tightened. Vigilance has began investigation by registering a case of disproportionate belongings. The newest allegation towards Haji Iqbal has come to the fore of not giving accounts of Rs 5 crore.

Haji Iqbal has been within the headlines because the yr 2019. Investigation companies took motion towards him in disproportionate belongings circumstances. Last yr, the Enforcement Directorate had hooked up belongings price 1097 crores. Now they appear to be in a brand new bother. After registering a case on behalf of Vigilance towards Haji Iqbal, already surrounded within the disproportionate belongings case, his troubles are believed to extend. The newest case is of Rs 5 crore. They haven’t been capable of inform any supply about these rupees. Where did the cash come from? From what supply did this revenue come? After not getting a transparent reply from them, a case has been registered towards them. If the investigation begins now, then its scope can improve.

A case has been registered in Meerut Sector Police Station
On June 1, a case was registered towards Haji Iqbal on the Meerut Sector Police Station of Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment on the orders of the federal government. The case has been registered below Section 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. After the disproportionate belongings have been discovered within the open investigation of Vigilance, the federal government had ordered an inquiry by registering a case. Orders for an open inquiry got within the yr 2017 towards Iqbal of Mirzapur Pol village positioned in Mirzapur police station space of ​​Saharanpur. In the open investigation of Vigilance, it has been discovered that Haji Iqbal obtained a complete revenue of Rs 1 crore 12 lakh 16278 from all recognized and legit sources throughout the investigation interval. 6 crore 91 lakh 96 thousand 591 was spent on acquisition and upkeep of belongings throughout this era. In this manner Iqbal spent greater than Rs 5 crore. They couldn’t give a passable reply to this.

Action towards Haji Iqbal was additionally taken final month. Under the Gangster Act, properties price about 128 crores of him and his associates have been confiscated. The CBI investigation is occurring towards Haji Iqbal, referred to as the mining mafia. He can also be accused of scams within the buy of sugar mills within the yr 2010-11 within the BSP authorities.

There was a case of shopping for sugar mills by way of shell corporations
There was a case towards Haji Iqbal for the acquisition of sugar mills by way of shell corporations. Apart from this, investigation was additionally began within the case of acquisition of giant property by way of unlawful mining. Before Vigilance, the Enforcement Directorate and Serious Fraud Investigation Bureau (SFIO) have additionally investigated towards him. In October 2020 itself, the ED workforce raided the home of Haji Iqbal and director of shell corporations Saurabh Mukund in South City in Saharanpur. At that point, throughout the seek for about 17 hours, many paperwork have been seized.

Mohammad Iqbal has been in discussions
Haji Mohammad Iqbal has been in discussions concerning many issues. On July 27, 2019, Kiran Manchanda, a resident of Gurugram, Haryana, lodged a report towards Wahid, Ravindra, Mohammad Iqbal and 4 unknown accused within the Mirzapur police station on fees of hostage-taking, theft, abusing and intimidation. Apart from this, Savita, a resident of Shafipur village of Behat tehsil, had lodged a report towards Mohammad Iqbal, Wajid, Javed and Alishan on the Mirzapur police station on fees of dishonest and threatening. After this, in August 2019, a report was filed towards former MLC Mohammad Iqbal, two former mine officers and clerk of the Mineral Department workplace on fees of dishonest and making ready solid paperwork at Sadar Bazar Kotwali.

Finance and Revenue Additional District Magistrate on 12 July 2019 had ordered to return about 35 hectares of land to the state authorities, contemplating it a violation of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code in shopping for land in Behat tehsil space on behalf of Haji Iqbal and his son Mohammad Wajid. 50 crore restoration discover was pasted on the home of BSP MLC Mehmood, brother of Haji Iqbal, on 28 July 2019. This quantity was to be recovered by the NGT within the type of superb imposed in 2016.