NEW DELHI: Mansoor Khan, the main accused in the IMA Ponzi scam case, said in a statement that he would return to India within 24 hours. According to news agency ANI, accused Mansoor Khan has said that I have full faith in India's judicial system and I will return to the country within the next 24 hours. Khan has said that first of all, I would like to say that my decision to leave the country was the biggest mistake.

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Mansoor Khan said that there were situations where I had to leave the country. I don't even know where my family is," he said. An FIR was registered on June 9 against the IMA Group of Company and its director Mohammad Mansoor Khan on behalf of Bengaluru Police. ED launched an investigation into the money laundering in the case. The IMA Group of Companies is accused of duped about 40,000 people in the name of Ponzi scheme. The director of the company is reported to be absconding since the case was registered.

A press release issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that assets worth Rs 209 crore have been attached in the Ponzi scheme case due to fears of money laundering. This includes immovable property worth Rs 197 crore, deposits in 51 bank accounts at Rs 98 lakh and 11 crore in HDFC accounts under the Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan Yojana.

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