Hassan Ali, main suspect in 35,000 cr scam appears before CB

Pune, Mar 11 (UNI) Hassan Ali Khan, the alleged main suspect in the Rs 35,000 crore money laundering scam, today appeared before the crime branch and was interrogated for two hours.

Police Inspector (Crime) Bhanupratap Barge, who served a notice to Khan under section 161 of CRPC Act, recorded his statement today as well as last night, police said.

Khan, who is well known in racing circles in Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad hit the headlines after the Income Tax Department unearthed a Rs 35,000 crore money scam. Khan, who came to Pune in 2000, increased his wealth substantially in the past three years.

According to his lawyer Viraj Kakade, Khan presented himself at the Pune Police Commissionerate office this evening and was grilled by crime branch sleuths for over two hours. He declined to give any further information.

UNI