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A peculiar tribunal has declared erstwhile Member of Legislative Council (MLC) successful Uttar Pradesh, Mohammed Iqbal, a fugitive economical offender and ordered confiscation of the attached properties worthy ₹995.75 crore, connected an exertion filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He is presently said to beryllium successful the United Arab Emirates.
The Lucknow tribunal issued the bid connected March 31, designating Mr. Iqbal nether the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
The ED had initiated its probe successful June 2019 based connected a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging that Mr. Iqbal and his associates fraudulently acquired aggregate sweetener mills successful Uttar Pradesh done a manipulated disinvestment process.
“During the people of the investigation, it was revealed that Mr. Iqbal deliberately evaded the investigation, failed to look contempt issuance of summonses, and yet absconded from India and is presently residing successful Dubai. Despite the issuance of a non-bailable warrant, Mr. Iqbal refused to instrumentality to India to look transgression proceedings,” said the bureau connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026).
