Karnataka minister summoned by Lokayukta in disproportionate assets case

Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has been summoned by the Lokayukta police in a disproportionate assets case. Khan has been asked to appear before the officials on December 3.
The investigation, which had been delayed due to a stay obtained by the minister, is set to resume following the stay’s vacation.
The Enforcement Directorate had carried out a raid against Zameer Ahmed Khan in August 2021 in connection with a money-laundering investigation into the alleged Rs 4,000 IMA ponzi scam.
Later, the ED transferred the disproportionate assets case to the Anti-Corruption Bureau for further investigation.
The ACB later handed over the case to the Lokayukta for further probe, and the officials have served a summons to Khan now.
Lokayukta police had registered an FIR against Khan under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988, alleging that the Karnataka minister had amassed assets worth Rs 87.5 crore, which was 2,031 per cent of his known sources of income.
Talking about the summons, Zameer Khan said, “This is a routine move in the investigation. There’s nothing new in it”.