<p>Mangaluru: The body of B M Mumtaz Ali ( 52), a business man who went missing in the wee hours of Sunday, was found in the Phalguni river near Kuloor bridge on Monday morning. The mortal remains have been shifted to a private hospital.</p><p>Mumtaz Ali is the brother of former MLA B A Mohiyuddin Bava and former MLC B M Farooq.</p><p>The city police, fire and emergency personnel including SDRF, NDRF and Coast Guard personnel had launched a search operation after he went missing. His car was found parked near Kuloor bridge on Sunday.</p><p>The search operation was carried out on Sunday night. Initially, a missing complaint was registered by Ali’s daughter at Kavoor station.</p>.KSRTC's Mangaluru Dasara packages a big hit; 1119 passengers travel in 1 day.<p><strong>Six booked</strong></p><p>The Kavoor police have booked a case against six persons on charges of extortion in connection with the case, said Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal.</p><p>Based on the complaint by Ali’s brother Hydar Ali, the police booked a case under sections 308 (2), 308 (5), 351 (2), 190 of BNS Act against Rehamath, Abdul Sattar, Shafi, Mustafa and Sohaib, Siraj.</p><p>In his complaint, he has accused all six of blackmailing him and extorting money. </p><p>The complainant accused all the six of conspiring to tarnish the image of Mumtaz Ali who had been active in public life for over 30 years. </p><p>It is alleged that the accused extorted more than Rs 50 lakh from him since July 2024, by threatening to spread rumours about an illicit relationship with a woman. They also allegedly took Rs 25 lakh through a cheque and encashed it and were demanding more money. </p><p>The investigation is currently underway.</p>
<p>Mangaluru: The body of B M Mumtaz Ali ( 52), a business man who went missing in the wee hours of Sunday, was found in the Phalguni river near Kuloor bridge on Monday morning. The mortal remains have been shifted to a private hospital.</p><p>Mumtaz Ali is the brother of former MLA B A Mohiyuddin Bava and former MLC B M Farooq.</p><p>The city police, fire and emergency personnel including SDRF, NDRF and Coast Guard personnel had launched a search operation after he went missing. His car was found parked near Kuloor bridge on Sunday.</p><p>The search operation was carried out on Sunday night. Initially, a missing complaint was registered by Ali’s daughter at Kavoor station.</p>.KSRTC's Mangaluru Dasara packages a big hit; 1119 passengers travel in 1 day.<p><strong>Six booked</strong></p><p>The Kavoor police have booked a case against six persons on charges of extortion in connection with the case, said Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal.</p><p>Based on the complaint by Ali’s brother Hydar Ali, the police booked a case under sections 308 (2), 308 (5), 351 (2), 190 of BNS Act against Rehamath, Abdul Sattar, Shafi, Mustafa and Sohaib, Siraj.</p><p>In his complaint, he has accused all six of blackmailing him and extorting money. </p><p>The complainant accused all the six of conspiring to tarnish the image of Mumtaz Ali who had been active in public life for over 30 years. </p><p>It is alleged that the accused extorted more than Rs 50 lakh from him since July 2024, by threatening to spread rumours about an illicit relationship with a woman. They also allegedly took Rs 25 lakh through a cheque and encashed it and were demanding more money. </p><p>The investigation is currently underway.</p>