Dr Imran Ahmed's family rubbishes terror allegations

December 4, 2013

Bangalore, Dec 4: The family members of Dr Imran Ahmed, a dentist from Mysore, who was arrested by the sleuths of National Investigation Agency last month in connection with a controversial case, have brushed aside the terror link allegations leveled against him.

Advocate Akmal Rizvi said that Dr Ahmed's mother Shakila Akhtar had even decided to hold a news conference to clarify the doubts in Bangalore, but she is scared to speak to the media. “The family has approached me and wants me to fight the case,” he said.

The family sources said Dr Ahmed completed BDS in 2003 and struggled to settle down in Bangalore. His father Mumtaz Ahmed passed away in 2009, and in 2010, Dr Ahmed went to Saudi Arabia.

“Dr Ahmed's older brother is an engineer and works in Qatar. Dr Ahmed worked in the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia, but quit the job in seven months. Later, he worked in a marketing company for a while and then joined a private clinic. When there was an issue with the transfer of working visa from the previous company, he returned to India. The private clinic had promised to send him a visa,” Rizvi said.

Dr Ahmed was at his Kanakapura Road apartment when NIA sleuths arrested him on charges of conspiring with other accused in an assassination plot.

The family sources said that Dr Ahmed had come back from Saudi Arabia 15 days ago. They said Dr Ahmed holds a genuine passport and is waiting for a visa to go back to Saudi Arabia. The NIA has reportedly named him as the 22nd accused in an assassination plot, in which a journalist and another accused Yusuf Nalaband were released for lack of evidence.

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PM Modi vows to strengthen India-Maldives ties, inks currency swap deal with President Muizzu

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October 7,2024

New Delhi: Seeking to strengthen bilateral ties, India and the Maldives on Monday inked a currency swap agreement to the tune of $400 million, a move that would help the archipelago nation overcome foreign exchange reserve issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu also launched Rupay card in the Maldives, inaugurated the new runway at the Hanimadhoo International airport and agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations that had hit a rocky patch last year.

Muizzu, who is on a four-day state visit, held talks with Prime Minister Modi at the Hyderabad House here.

After the talks, India also handed over 700 social housing units to the Maldives built under the EXIM Bank’s buyer’s credit facilities.

"Today, we have inaugurated the redeveloped Hanimaadhoo Airport. Now, the Greater Male Connectivity Project will also be expedited. We will also support the development of a new commercial port in Thilafushi," Modi told reporters here with Muizzu by his side.

Modi said India and Maldives have decided to initiate discussion on the Free Trade Agreement to further strengthen economic ties.

The prime minister described Maldives as a "close friend" which had an important position in India's neighbourhood policy and SAGAR vision.

"India has always fulfilled the responsibilities of a neighbour. Today, we have taken up the vision of a comprehensive economic and maritime security partnership to give our mutual cooperation a strategic direction," Modi said.

Earlier, Muizzu was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Droupadi Murmu. Prime Minister Modi was also present on the occasion.

Muizzu was given a tri-services guard of honour before he drove down the Rajghat to offer his respects at the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.

The ties between India and the Maldives came under severe strain since Muizzu, known for his pro-China leanings, took charge of the top office in November.

Muizzu won the presidential election last year on the 'India out' campaign and asked New Delhi to withdraw its military personnel posted in the archipelago nation by May this year.

The bilateral ties also hit a rocky patch when Maldivian ministers were critical of Modi. However, Muizzu has since toned down his anti-India stance and even sacked ministers who were critical of the Indian prime minister.

As the Maldives was grappling with a serious economic downturn, India has decided to extend vital budgetary support to the Maldives government with the rollover of a $50 million Treasury Bill for another year.

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