As soon as the Karnantaka Chief Minister ordered the SIT probe, the team swung into action and arrested seven directors of the firm who were believed to be absconding. The team was headed by ADGP rank officer M A Saleem to investigate into the multi crore IMA jewel scam in Bengaluru. Other members of the team include, R Ravikanthe Gowda, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Fire and Emergency Service), who will act as SIT’s chief investigating officer and lead a 10 member team, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).

The SIT team along with the east division police arrested directors Dada Peer, Nasir Hussain, Naveed Ahmed Nattamkar, Nizammudin Azeemuddin, Afshan Tabassum, Afsar Pasha and Arshad Khan who went into hiding after the audio clip was released. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, Rahul Kumar Shahpurwad, “One of the directors of the company approached us and told us about those who have partnerships in IMA. We have taken them into custody.”

The arrested directors will be produced before the 4th ACMM Court’s magistrate’s residence. Interestingly, each director owned only 0.03% of share in the company and did not have any information on the whereabouts of owner Mansoor Khan.