Lucky Ali challenges closure of property fraud case in Karnataka High Court
The singer seeks to set aside a magistrate's order that accepted a police closure report regarding alleged forgery of his father's signature.
Bollywood singer Lucky Ali has approached the Karnataka High Court to challenge the closure of a criminal case involving the alleged illegal transfer of his family properties. According to Mint, the singer is contesting an order passed by a Bengaluru magistrate who accepted a closure report filed by the Yelahanka New Town police.
The case involves an alleged conspiracy where certain individuals forged the signatures of Ali's late father, Mehmood Ali, and his stepmother, Tahera Mehmood Ali. The singer claims the signatures were forged on General Power of Attorney (GPA) and Special Power of Attorney (SPA) documents dated 9 November 1989 to transfer agricultural lands.
The properties in question are located in the villages of Govindapura, Vasudevapura, and Kenchenahalli within Bengaluru North taluk's Yelahanka hobli. Ali, whose official name is Maqsood M Ali, alleges that the probe conducted by the Crime Investigation Department's Economic Offences Division was defective and failed to examine the authenticity of the signatures.
Ali stated in his plea that he was not given an opportunity to object to the probe or file a protest petition before the magistrate closed the case. He also alleged irregularities regarding the handling of certified copies of the closure report and the proceedings before the magistrate.
Justice Ramanath Hegde has issued a notice on the plea. Ali is seeking a direction from the high court to allow him to challenge the closure report filed by the police.