Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad in connection with a case of alleged misappropriation of funds. The ED is investigating the alleged misuse of funds from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has criticized the Enforcement Directorate’s raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case, calling them unjustified. The raids, linked to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra and MLA Basanagouda Daddal, targetted alleged misappropriation of funds. Shivakumar argues that the state government’s SIT is already probing the matter and banks can investigate such cases involving substantial sums of money.
Owners of two Bangladeshi travel agencies, Al-Risan Travels and Dia International, have been banned from international travel after allegedly vanishing with funds from 523 Hajj pilgrims. The incident has raised concerns about the fate of their pilgrimage this year.
Al-Risan Travels registered 448 pilgrims but failed to secure visas for any of them. Despite repeated attempts, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has been unable to contact the agency’s managing director, sparking fears that the pilgrims may have been defrauded.
Similarly, Dia International, based in Rangpur, collected Tk 3 crore from 75 pilgrims but failed to coordinate with the ‘Lead’ agency. As a result, these pilgrims have not received their PIDs (Pilgrim ID). The Ministry of Religious Affairs has requested a travel ban on both agencies’ owners to prevent them from evading justice.
