From Street Stone Seller to ₹100 Crore Mogul: Changur Baba’s ₹100 Crore Empire Revealed
Lucknow (The Uttam Hindu): Jamaluddin alias Changur Baba, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, is now on the radar of investigation agencies. This person, who used to sell rings and gems on the streets a few years ago, is now said to be the owner of property worth Rs 100 crore. The suspicious activities of this Baba have been revealed in the investigation of UP ATS, after which a detailed report has been submitted to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in this case.
From selling precious stones on the streets to converting girls… Changur Baba turned out to be the owner of 100 crores; ED report reveals : ATS has arrested Changur Baba on charges of operating an illegal conversion network. Investigation revealed that in the last 5-6 years, he not only bought luxurious bungalows and luxury cars, but also set up many fake institutions. His bungalow built in Madhpur village of Balrampur district was the main base of this network. The entire conversion network was operated from here.
Teams of UP ATS and STF are searching for 14 key associates of this network. These include names like alleged journalist Paiman Rizvi, Mehboob, Pinky Harijan, Hajira Shankar and Sagir. Their arrest can expose the roots of the entire network even deeper. Many associates are from Azamgarh, Auraiya and Siddharthnagar districts, against whom criminal cases are already registered.
Changur Baba had also planned to open a degree college in the premises of his mansion in Madhpur and had also started the construction work for it. But after his arrest, this plan has come to a halt. State ADG (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said that Jamaluddin alias Changur Baba has visited Islamic countries 40 to 50 times so far. He has also bought many properties in Balrampur. Investigation has also revealed that transactions worth more than Rs 100 crore have taken place in his accounts and the institutions associated with him.
So far two people have been arrested in this case. STF says that the reach of this network is spread across many states of the country. Investigative agencies suspect that this network was getting foreign funding from Gulf countries, which is being investigated.