Vadodara: One of the main suspects in the money laundering racquet is worth Crores Rupee, who settled abroad, has been summoned by city police.
Abdulla Fefdawala, a British citizen, has been asked by Crime Branch will be present before they on October 18.
The police said that Fefdawala had sent Crores Rupee through Hawala to the key accused by Sheikh, who had been arrested.
“We previously sent a letter to Nabipur in Bharuch, which was a genuine plant Fefdawala.
Now we have sent a call to his English residence and asked him to stay present before the investigation official on October 18.
FEFDAWALA runs Al Falah Trust,” said DS Chauhan, ACP ( Crime).
Sheikh has received around Rs 79 Crores, which mostly comes from Fefdawala, in the last five years.
As many as Rs 60 Crore was accepted through Hawala while Rs 19 Crore was sent to Sheikh with a contribution to his AFMI trust.
Special Investigation Team (sitting) was formed to investigate money laundering cases found that the money was used to fund legal fees accused of anti-CAA protests and to build mosques in various parts of the country.
The police said that Sheikh together with two other Mohammed Mansuri and Shahnawaz Pathhan had a relationship with Imran Gheewala, Shadab Panwala, Asif Body and Altaf Mansuri who had relations with clothes that were prohibited by Simi.
The fourth is a resident of Vadodara.
“We hope to get Sheikh’s custody, Mansuri and Pathhan, who are in police custody, in the next five days.
Their interrogation will help us get more details about the racket,” police added.
The police said that Sheikh fabricated costs related to social work carried out by his beliefs and washing money for various other purposes.
The initial probe had received a large number of Hawala in the last five years and some were flowed by using this school as the front, police said.
The police are also investigating if conversion activities are carried out by him at school.