<p>Mumbai: Police have arrested an associate of late drug smuggler Iqbal Mirchi for allegedly demolishing a movie theatre and trying to sell it for Rs 15 crore, even as the property was provisionally attached by the ED in a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.</p><p>The accused, Abdul Kadir Ali Mohammed (75), was arrested by the V P Road police in south Mumbai on Wednesday, an official said.</p><p>A complaint was filed by personnel of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/enforcement-directorate">Enforcement Directorate</a> (ED) recently that the New Roshan Talkies theatre in Girgaon, which was attached by them, was demolished and the plot was sold, he said.</p><p>A case was subsequently registered against Abdul on charges of cheating, trespass and mischief under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.</p>.Karnataka health dept cracks down on pharmacies selling drugs sans prescription, vendors using colour in food.<p>The theatre, linked to Iqbal Mirchi, was attached by the ED in 2020, the official said.</p><p>Despite the attachment, Abdul demolished the theatre last year, claiming its ownership. He allegedly made a deal to sell the plot to a businessman from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for Rs 15 crore and took a token amount, he said.</p><p>The ED sleuths suspect Abdul tampered with the property records and fraudulently got the plot transferred in his name, the official said.</p><p>Abdul and Mirchi, who knew each other for decades, purchased the theatre in 1982 for Rs 6 lakh jointly and most of the contribution was from Abdul's account, he said.</p><p>After being arrested, Abdul was produced before a local court which sent him in police custody till Friday, the official said.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Police have arrested an associate of late drug smuggler Iqbal Mirchi for allegedly demolishing a movie theatre and trying to sell it for Rs 15 crore, even as the property was provisionally attached by the ED in a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.</p><p>The accused, Abdul Kadir Ali Mohammed (75), was arrested by the V P Road police in south Mumbai on Wednesday, an official said.</p><p>A complaint was filed by personnel of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/enforcement-directorate">Enforcement Directorate</a> (ED) recently that the New Roshan Talkies theatre in Girgaon, which was attached by them, was demolished and the plot was sold, he said.</p><p>A case was subsequently registered against Abdul on charges of cheating, trespass and mischief under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.</p>.Karnataka health dept cracks down on pharmacies selling drugs sans prescription, vendors using colour in food.<p>The theatre, linked to Iqbal Mirchi, was attached by the ED in 2020, the official said.</p><p>Despite the attachment, Abdul demolished the theatre last year, claiming its ownership. He allegedly made a deal to sell the plot to a businessman from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for Rs 15 crore and took a token amount, he said.</p><p>The ED sleuths suspect Abdul tampered with the property records and fraudulently got the plot transferred in his name, the official said.</p><p>Abdul and Mirchi, who knew each other for decades, purchased the theatre in 1982 for Rs 6 lakh jointly and most of the contribution was from Abdul's account, he said.</p><p>After being arrested, Abdul was produced before a local court which sent him in police custody till Friday, the official said.</p>