Thursday, October 17, 2019

New Information on Heera Group of Companies Family Members & Benamis


Part 1:  In-Laws of Heera Group of Companies

Yasin Baig's brother, Kaleel Baig, a resident of Gurramkonda Village, had organized a weeding on October 6, 2019, for Yasin Baig's son Moghal Asif.  Ismail Shaikh (brother of Nowhera Shaikh) and Yasin Baig's sons were present in this marriage.



Front Row - From Right: 
1.  Moghal Ishaq, son of Yasin Baig.  He has played key roles in the functioning of Heera Group Central Office.  He is also holding Heera Group benami properties in his name and it is currently believed that he got a lot of depositor's money in his bank accounts.
2.  No Details 
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4.  Ashraf Shaikh, son of Ismail Shaikh.  Bank account has lots of money stacked.
5.  Mohammed Ashraf.  Director in Heera Gold Exim.  Married to Yasin Baig's daughter.  He has played key roles in the functioning of Heera Group Central Office and has a lot of Heera Group depositors' money stacked in his personal bank account.  Mohammad Ashraf Shaikh is Yasin Baig's son-in-law.  He is one of the directors of Heera Gold Exim Ltd.
6. Nurullah Shaikh

Back Row - From Right
1.  Imran Shaikh, brother of Nowhera Shaikh.  He has played key roles in the functioning of Heera Group Central Office.
2.  Moghal Asif, son of Yasin Baig.  He has been the manager for Heera Group Central Office and has contributed a lot in Mahila Empowerment Party.  Recently His Marriage done in Gurramkonda by Yasin Brothers.
3.  Akram Shaikh, son of Ismail Shaikh.  He is believed to be the finance manager of Heera Group of Companies and is married to Khaleel Baig's Daughter.
4.  Ismail Shaikh.  Brother of Nowhera Shaikh's, director in Heera Group Exim Ltd.
5.  Yasin Baig.
6.  Fayaz Baig:  Brother of Yasin Baig.  Has played key roles in the operations of Heera Group Central Office.

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Part 2:  Details of Properties Held by Nowhera Shaikh's Daughter and Son-in-Law.

Nowhera Shaikh has two sons and one daughter.

1.  Shaik Abubakar
2.  Shaik Abdul Qaiyum
3.  CK Raheema

CK Raheema got married to CK Nasar who was made Heera Foodex Incharge.  CK Nasar holds a lot of money in his bank accounts, believed to be more than 25 crores.  CK Nasar got married to Raheema before Nowhera Shaikh started Heera Gold, and he used to work as a watchman and also worked in a general store.  CK Nasar joined Heera Group as a Foodex Incharge, Promoter, as well as Marketing Executive.  Nowhera Shaikh had gifted him her BMW, and had bought one villa in Paramount for her daughter Raheema.



Paramount Villa Address:  8-1-398 / PM / 91, Gate No. 4, Ameena Masjid, Paramount Hills Colony, Towlichoki, Hyderabad – 500008, Telangana

There is another house in Raheema's name in Padmavathipuram, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.  This was also purchased by Nowhera Shaikh.

CK Nasar Holding lot of property behalf of Nowhera Shaik like in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh all Property payment done by Heera Group and check his bank account.

Telangana:
1. Chevadla Sub Registrar
2. Banjarahills Sub Registrar:  Total two plots purchased from SA Builders (Amount Paid By Heera Group) - Please check the UTR no in below documents.

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The sale deed registered vide doc. No.814 / 2016, dated 10-02-2016, Office of Joint Sub Registrar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

SCHEDULE

All that the plot bearing No. 38 & 39, each plot measuring 240.6 square yards, total admeasuring 480.12 square yards out of Ac.1-16.75 Guntas, total land admeasuring Ac.22-32.6 guntas. In Survey No. 41, 174,177,178,180/1, 181,182 & 211 situated at Tolichowki, Shaikpet village and mandal, Hyderabad District, Telangana State and boundaries as

Boundaries of Plot No.38:
North:  Plot No. 41
South:  Plot No. 24
East​​​:  ​Plot No. 39
West​​​: ​30 feet wide road

Boundaries of Plot No.39:
North​​​:​  Plot No. 40
South​​​: ​ Plot No. 23
East​​​:​  30 feet wide road
West​​​:  ​Plot No 38

Total worth of all properties:  Approximately 15 Crores
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No notice has been issued to CK Nasar and/or CK Raheema.  CK Nasar is a frequent visitor to the United Arab Emirates and holds a lot of property documents belonging to Nowhera Shaikh family members.

Current Resident:  Paramount Villa:  8-1-398 / PM / 91, Gate No. 4, Ameena Masjid, Paramount Hills Colony, Towlichoki, Hyderabad – 500008, Telangana
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Part 3:  Abdul Alim - Core Member of Heera Group in Karnataka

Abdul Alim was the Manager and Promoter for entire Karnataka State.  It is believed that he has approximately 15 crores stacked in his bank account as of date.  Almost all investors in Karnataka know him.

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Part 4:  Muneera Shaikh (Sister of Nowhera Shaikh) and her husband Bava John


Nowhera Shaikh have one more sister named Muneera Shaikh.  Muneera Shaikh is the director of a few shell companies of Heera Group:

Muneera Shaikh and Khamar Jahan Shaikh are directors of the following shell companies of Heera Group:
1.  Almas Retail Trading Private Limited - Directors:  Muneera Shaikh and Khamar Jahan Shaikh
2.  Almas Gold Private Limited - Muneera Shaikh and Khamar Jahan Shaikh
3.  Diamond Gold Trading Private Limited
4.  Diamond Gold Manufacturing Private Limited

Muneera Shaikh’s husband’s name is Bava John.  Bava John used to work as a labourer in construction.  His native place is Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.  After marriage with Muneera Shaikh, Bava John joined In Heera group became the incharge and promoter for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State.  There are a few properties in the name of Bava John in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.  Muneera Shaikh and Bava John’s bank accounts would show a lot of funds from Heera Group.


***Bava John in above image***

Muneera Shaikh has four children, two daughter and two sons.  Both of Muneera Shaikh’s sons-in-law were working in Heera Group.  One of Muneera Shaikh’s son-in-law is Moghal Asrar who is a brother of Yasin Baig.  Moghal Asrar was the manager in Heera Group UAE office.  It is believed that Moghal Asrar has a lot of Heera Group money stacked in his bank account, nearly 10 crores, and also has a lot of Heera Group benamis in his name.

Muneera Shaikh’s second son-in-law used to work with the Heera Group Central Office operations.
















***Mogal Asrar in above three images***

All properties purchased in the above-mentioned people’s names were done by Nowhera Shaikh.

Property In Andhra Pradesh:
House No: 17-201/2, Kummar Street, Chittoor.  In the name of Bava John.

Property In Telangana:
House No: 8-1-398/PM/177, Paramount Hills Colony, Hakeem Pet, Towlichoki, Hyderabad- 500008.  In the name of Bava John; payment done by Heera Group.

Currently, both Muneera Shaikh and Bava John switch residence between the above-mentioned Andhra and Telangana properties.  Bava John visits Nowhera Shaikh on a weekly basis in Chanchalguda.


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Part 5:  Muneera Shaikh and Bava John are Selling Benami in Their Names:


We got verified information that Muneera Shaikh and Bava John are trying to sell their properties mentioned below:

Property In Andhra Pradesh:
House No: 17-201/2, Kummar Street, Chittoor.  In the name of Bava John.

Property In Telangana:

House No: 8-1-398/PM/177, Paramount Hills Colony, Hakeem Pet, Towlichoki, Hyderabad- 500008.  In the name of Bava John; payment done by Heera Group.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

How Heera Group cheated us - Share Holder to Customers


This is a study material compiled to understand the fight between All India Heera Victims Association and Heera Group of Companies in Telangana High Court.

Heera Group claims they have not taken any deposit from any individual.  During the initial years of functioning, Heera Group of Companies issued Share Certificates (2007 to 2012) to depositors, then switched to issuing Membership Certificates (2012 to 2014 August), and then switch to issuing Unit Purchase Certificates (2014 onwards).  These transitions were done to escape the Depositors’ act; a long term plan.

Videos of Share Certificates and Membership Certificates
Video No. 1 is a video recorded by Heera Group of Companies as an advertisement of their new first office opened in Hyderabad quite a couple of years ago.  This video has proof that Heera Group had issued share certificates.  Video No. 2 is a video recorded by a Bhiwandi Investor who had put on display his Membership Certificates when Thane EOW suggested that its submission in court or claim would not yield anything to the claimant.

Video #1 – Share Certificates – Head Corporate Office Hyderabad

Video #1 Explained:  Heera Group opened a new office in Hyderabad.  One of the employees is seen holding a Share Holder Application Form.  Establishes issuance of Share Holding Certificates.  Image #1 below shows original Share Certificates. 

Video #2 – Membership Certificates Video of Investor, Bhiwandi, Thane

Video #2 Explained:  The Investor holding membership certificate is complaining that Thane EOW is not admitting his complaint because he has been returned his invested money through the monthly profit/benefit from Heera Group.  This investor just recently managed to file his claim in Thane EOW.  Thus establishing issuance of Membership Certificates to Investors.  Image #2 below shows original Membership Certificate.

The Bhiwandi complainant, however, recently managed to register his claim in Thane EOW.  Below two images (Image a and Image b) are proof of his claim registration.

Image a – Bhiwandi Claim Registered

Image b – Bhiwandi Claim Registered

Images – Share Certificates, Membership Certificates, Unit Purchase Receipts
The three images below are proof of the transition attempted by Heera Group of Companies.
1.  Share Certificates - 2007 to 2012
2.  Membership Certificates - 2012 to 2014
3.  Unit Purchase Receipts - 2014 to 2018

Image #1 - 2012 - Share Certificate

Image #2 - 2013 - Membership Certificate

Image #3 - 2015 - Unit Purchase Receipt

Other Images - Membership Certificates
Below are a few more Membership Certificates that we collected from regular investors.  Most of them were not allowed to register their claim in EOW and the reason given was that since there was no business of Heera Group, i.e., Ponzi, then eventually those who have received back equal to more than the investment, need not register their claim as law would not be able to get that their capital back.

Other Images - Membership Certificate 1

Other Images - Membership Certificate 2

Other Images - Membership Certificate 3


Other Images - Membership Certificate 4

Other Images - Membership Certificate 5

Other Images - Membership Certificate 6

What Heera Group has been trying to do - Investors to Customers
When Heera Group issued Share Certificates (2007 to 2012), Share Holders started questioning whether Heera Group were listed with SEBI and whether their shares have an exchange platform where it could be traded.  This was the reason for Heera Group to switch the Investors from Share Holders to Members.  The questions still continued as Members questioned whether they had some extra privilege becoming Members of Heera Group.

The wiser lot either did not invest or withdrew their deposition when they did not get correct answers from Heera Group.  Heera Group realized that as long as these depositors would be Share Holders or Members, the questions would keep on popping up, and so they decided to switch from issuing Membership Certificates to Unit Purchase Certificates, and Nowhera Shaikh tried to change the narrative.  Investors were no longer Share Holders or Members, they became Unit Purchasers.

Video #3 - Advocate Tamanna Says there are no Investors
Nowhera says MPID does not apply
https://youtu.be/_sUfTuoF5r8

Video #3 Explained:  In the below video, Heera Group advocate Tamanna Shaikh says that there are not investors, and Heera Group had only customers with them.  And then Nowhera Shaikh says MPID act does not apply to her case.  This makes it clear that Heera Group of Companies wants to tell the court that they have not taken any investments.  All that they had were Gold Customers.

Video #4 - Nowhera Shaikh says no Investors, only customers
https://youtu.be/KEjIDMlb45U

Video #4 Explained:  Nowhera Shaikh in Video #4 is addressing her staff members, Marketing Executives, and Direct Selling Agents, advising them to address depositors as Customer.

Video #5 - Advocate Tamanna says there are no Investors
Nowhera says MPID does not apply
https://youtu.be/I90ZRgjvNf4

Video #5 Explained:  Heera Group Advocate Tamanna Shaikh is trying to shift the narrative, stating that Heera Group never took deposits from people.  In earlier interviews she had given to News Channels, she had mentioned depositors as "Investors."  Here she says, "Don't call them Investors, there is no investment, they are customers.

In a Ponzi that returns 36% per year, investors/depositors of the last two and a half year are at loss.  Those who have received their capital back, won't come out to complain.  This means that investors who have invested in 2016, 2017, and 2018 have come out to complain.  This also means that all those who have complained are so-called Unit Purchasers.  Which is why we see Nowhera Shaikh saying that Heera Group does not have any investors.  Which is why we see Adv. Tamanna Shaikh saying don't address them as Investors, they are Heera Group customers.  And which is why we also see Nowhera Shaikh saying that MPID act does not apply in her case.

There are no Investors is what Heera Group's fight will eventually come to.  Why isn't they saying this today?  Because if they do, then it will be clear to all Investors (complainants and those waiting in belief that Nowhera will come out and pay) that Heera Group was a fraud, and this will result in more complaints in the form of FIRs and registration of claims as well as hatred for the Heera Group family as a whole.

Of note is that none of the companies that form Heera Group of Companies are listed in Stock Exchange (listed companies need permission from SEBI), they have no permission from RBI for any of the unlisted companies registered by Heera Group, and Telangana High Court order has clearly stated in 11354 of 2018 that Heera Group of Companies had no authority to collect money from public.

Ref Aritcle No. 5 in Criminal Petition No. 11354 of 2018 in the bench of Hon. Justice Shameem Akther.  Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NtC2NPhadiYWQwryRTdOIOuBW2pwqKdV/view?usp=sharing

And Heera Group has given it in written to ROC that they did not collect any deposits from public, and neither did they take in any foreign investment.  Link:  https://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/heeragold-got-huge-foreign-investment/amp_articleshow/67334102.cms#aoh=15666396218000&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s

What's the best shot they (Heera Group) got?  Betray the people.  Say that they have not collected any money from the public.  What purpose does this article of ours serve?  To prove them wrong even before they try to do so.

But wait!  Did they plan it successfully?  No!  Nowhera Shaikh and Ismail Shaikh both have themselves addressed depositors as "Investors" & "Shareholders" when they were issuing Share Holding Certificates!  Three more videos to go.

Video #6 - Ismail Shaikh Addresses Depositors as Shareholder - #1

Video #6 - Ismail Shaikh Addresses Depositors as Shareholder - #1

Video #8 - Nowhera says "Free Silver Coin for Investors."
May we be united against this fraud.

Younus A. Sayed
All India Heera Victims Association, Maharashtra

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Information on benamis | Heera Group Case


Information for CCS (Hyderabad) in the Heera Group of Companies Case:

Prowess InfoTech is a company that was recently opened by Molly Thomas and property purchased as a Benami.

Name of Business:  Prowess InfoTech
Facebook Link:  https://www.facebook.com/technoprowess/

This company does not seem to be registered by MCA as of yet.  There are in total three offices of Prowess InfoTech, and according to the Facebook information available, one of the offices were inaugurated just 20 days before Nowhera Shaikh's arrest.


The lady in the grey sari in the above video is Molly Thomas' mother who was present in the inauguration, and this business was started in the name of Molly Thomas' son.  Please check who Dominic Thomas is.  Dominic Thomas also used to operate the Social Media of Heera Group of Companies before the beginning of Prowess InfoTech.  The three offices of Prowess InfoTech are in Bangalore (leased), Cochin (owned), and Ernakulam (owned)





The below given contact numbers are of the employees of Prowess InfoTech, who also were ex-employees of Heera Group.  However, these shell companies never gave any Offer Letter, Appointment Letter, etc, to its employees.  Please check.
1.  Manu - +91 89210 05996 - Manu is the employee of Biju Thomas and his company, Molly Thomas and her company, Nowhera Shaikh and her Company Heera Group.  Tell me how can one person be the employees of three different companies in three different states?


Manu (in picture above) used to work for Nowhera Shaikh earlier, and now is working for Molly Thomas & Biju Thomas.

2.  Akil – ‎+91 81118 60747
3.  Jessy – +91 81118 60747, +91 91881 31045
4.  Sunil – Molly’ laptop was found in Sunil’s home.  Yet, police is not questioning him or his involvement in the Heera Group case.
5.  Joy Chettan – +91 90721 67487 – This is Molly's brother, also known as Amar Abubacker

They have 4 accounts related to this company Prowess InfoTech and 16 accounts on personal names.  Prowess InfoTech is also present on IndiaMart - https://www.indiamart.com/prowessinfotech/profile.html

It is also known that Nowhera Shaikh, Molly Thomas, and Biju Thomas were frequent flyers to the United Arab Emirates, but we don't even know whether the 240 back accounts identified by CCS and EOWs include these foreign bank accounts or not.  One such bank in which Molly Thomas has an account is Catholic Syrian Bank, UAE.

When we compare the recent IMA case, Karnataka Government has assigned in a Special Investigation Team, several political leaders are being summoned and questioned, the media highlighted the issue extremely well, but with regards to the Heera Group case, it is almost 8 months now, only three arrests and the culprits are not being prosecuted.

A huge amount of black money is said to be stacked with Molly Thomas & Biju Thomas.  We as victims of Heera Group scam expected more people to be arrested in this case, but unfortunately the investigating authorities have written off Nowhera Shaikh as a tough nut to crack and no progress is being made as far as arrests are concerned.  Even in Mumbai, Mumbai EOW has failed to arrest Salim Ansari.  An ex-employee of Heera Group had written to Mumbai EOW JC as well as CP Mumbai offering them more information on the Heera Group case, but he was never summoned.

Can we expect justice?  Do we need CBI to actually get to the root of the Heera Group scam?  People are expecting a lot from you.


Uploaded Facebook Record of Prowess InfoTech - https://youtu.be/ME3UFzhXIyU

Friday, May 3, 2019

Heera Group of Companies - The 2012 to 2014 Story


Heera Group of Companies moved from issuing Share Certificates to Membership Certificates.

Given to the persisting questions that were time and again brought up to the MEs, DSAs, and In-House Staff Members of Heera GoC, in the year 2012, a new change in the internal documentation system of Heera GoC was brought into play.  Now, instead of Share Holder Certificates, Investors were given Membership Certificates along with Membership Cards.  The Membership Card had no real benefit and could also be used for identification purposes in Heera GoC offices.

This switch from Shareholders to Members was to lessen the authority of Investors over the company, an authority that was non-existing in any case.  A shareholder could would assume that he/she could very well ask internal questions to the company; a member was just a member.

Words such as Halal Trade, Interest-Free World, and Female Islamic Scholar in Veil, along with a clean record of payments of dividends got the majority of the Muslim community advocating investments into the company, and so induction of more investment into Heera GoC became easier like never before.


Not many questioned as to why Share Holders became Members.  The 36% returns still played its role in pumping in funds into Heera GoC and at the same time quashing several major questions that had risen up against the company until this point in time.

Heera GoC was about to bring about a new change in the company, an upgrade, going online - August 2014.


Saturday, April 27, 2019

Heera Group of Companies - The 2007 to 2012 Story


Initial Stage of Business - Share Holders:  Share Certificates were issued to Investors from 2007 to 2012 and today’s investors were then addressed as “Share Holders.” From the time the company started up until 2012, Investors were told that the company is a public limited company and that the investors were actual Share Holders of the Company.

Heera GoC began to do well in the way of pulling in investments as almost all of the employed MEs, DSAs, and In-House Staff Members of HG were Muslims wearing the Islamic label on, i.e., Skull Cap, Beard, etc.  The visual in-house made an impact and people started rolling in as Share Holders.

The MEs (Marketing Executives) and DSAs (Direct Selling Agents) themselves were supposed to Invest in the company, and this investment brought about bank statements which were then displayed to every potential Investor.  These bank statements of MEs and DSAs proved to be the most powerful tool to induce more people into investing into Heera GoC.  Even regular Investors were lured in to work for Heera GoC as DSAs with a promised percentage of 1% to 3% of the total investment they bring in.

Salim Ansari (Mumbai Operator)

The whole system grew to become such that Operators (Branch Managers) were the head of the Branch/Location who used to manage several MEs, and these MEs had a free hand in recruiting DSAs under them.

Of note, it can be easily said that none, or only few, of these MEs or DSAs were officially recruited by any company that came under the banner of Heera Group of Companies.

Type of Staff & Commission Percentage
Operators/Branch Managers:  Up to 10%
ME (Marketing Executives):  3% to 5%
DSAs (Direct Selling Agents):  1% to 3%
In-House Office Staff Members:  Salary

DSAs had this opportunity to graduate and become an ME once he/she would bring in a total investment of 50 Lakhs to Heera GoC.

Salauddin Mahaldar (Mumbai Operator)

With time, Heera Group grew substantially fast by the way of collecting investment from the Muslim community.  Word of mouth was the main source of advertisement for Heera, the backdrop being the name of a not very well known female who supposedly was an Islamic Scholar and a Business Woman at the same time.  The opportunity for women in the Muslim community to work for an Islamic Company seemed to be dream come true, and quite a many female Investors were lured in to work as a DSA with Heera Group of Companies.  This created a cascading effect, which worked to bring in unimaginably huge investments into the company, but not without suspicions from the learned sect of the community.

Wisdom played in important role in spreading awareness among the existing DSAs, where questions were asked which the DSAs failed to answer.  Existing and potentially new Investors started asking Heera GoC workers for Company Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statements, Tax Documentations, etc.  Unable to answer these questions brought up to them, the DSAs would put these questions up to their MEs, and the MEs would put it up to their respective Operator/Branch Manager.

Abdul Rehman Shaikh & Ismail Shaikh

The In-House Staff Members of Heera GoC Branch Offices faced similar crisis.  They though had immediate access to their Branch Manager and so these Branch Managers then had put up these questions to Nowhera Shaikh and other Core Members of Heera GoC.  At this point in time, Nowhera Shaikh was an unknown face to public, still in the veil; even most of the MEs, DSAs, and In-House Staff Members could swear not to have seen her face.

The explanation passed down to the DSAs and In-House Staff Members of Heera GoC was that Heera GoC Factories, Manufacturing Units, Branch Offices, Outlets, etc, were mostly in Gulf Countries; UAE, Kuwait, etc.  This statement of theirs worked as a repellent for quite a few potential investors, but it still managed to pull in more Investments.  The DSAs who were mostly housewives before joining Heera GoC were too happy making a living out of the job, and the MEs were extremely satisfied with their handsome commissions, and so as long as work continued, nobody bothered to question the higher authorities of Heera GoC.

Time and again though, existing Share Holders were being warned of the scam.  The 36% return per annum was too good to be true for many of the friends and relatives of the existing Share Holders.  The pile of doubts was being flushed down the drain on a monthly basis on the day these Share Holders used to get their Dividends into their respective bank accounts.  Most of the Share Holders never bothered to listen to the warnings given to them by those who knew what a 36% return business could lead to in the future.


Investments started increasing every passing day, and so did the doubts and questions manage to persist.  The term “Trade Declarations” started being used where nothing actually was declared, but was considered to be the transfer of Dividends into the Share Holders accounts.  Both new and old Share Holders never did they get to know anything about the actual business of the company apart from mere statements made by the DSAs, MEs, and In-House Staff Members of Heera GoC that Heera GoC had most of their business back in the gulf.  Even though monthly dividends were deposited into the Share Holders’ accounts, the issue of providing suitable answers to ever-popping questions always kept the DSAs, MEs, and In-House Staff Members of Heera GoC troubled.

Soon enough, a dangerous question started making the rounds of the minds of almost all those involved with Heera Group of Companies, and the question was “Is Heera a Listed Public Limited Company? If yes, then why isn’t it listed on the Market?"

Share Certificate Issued Between 2007 to 2012

Nowhera Shaikh and other Core Members of Heera GoC came up with an suitable excuse for not being a Listed Public Limited Company.  They started telling the existing and New Share Holders that since Heera GoC is an Islamic Business Group and only wants to serve the Muslim Community, Heera has not gotten itself registered as a Listed Public Limited Company, and that one of the many conditions of being a Listed Public Limited company would mean that Heera would have to accept investments from non-Muslims as well, which was against their core agenda of helping only the Muslim Community only given that Heera’s motto was “Halal Trade” and “Interest Free World” on the lines of the Islamic Law.

A religious blackmail, this explanation did not go down well with quite a few investors who withdrew their money instantly, but the 36% per annum returns were enough for people to stick with the company and continue.  Of note is that most of the investment collected during this 5 to 6-year period of 2007 to 2012, were in cash.


How did Nowhera Shaikh start the Ponzi named Heera Group of Companies - Initial Stage


Before anything, Nohera Shaikh was a daughter of a vegetable vendor.  As she grew up, she started teaching small children how to read the Quran in various (female) madrassas in a Tirupati.  Later on, she started collecting money from the local people in her area promising them monthly payments at such an interest rate that would double the amount of the capital investment in a year’s time.  All of this was done without an office in a small remote town in Andhra.  Nowhera said that she deals in gold, and people trusted her as she was also involved in teaching kids how to read the Quran.

As the investments grew, the need to sustain it brought in more people to join in to become Core Members of Nowhera Shaikh’s so-called business, and so the business (Ponzi) began to expand.  Nowhera Shaikh's brothers Ismail Shaikh and Abdul Rahman Shaikh started to participate in helping Nowhera expand this so-called business.  Availability of money subsequently gave rise to the idea of actual gold trading, Ghana.

During those times, buying gold dust from Ghana, illegally exporting it to other countries, selling it for a margin, converting the profit into Gold, and bringing it back to India was a lucrative trade even though illegal.  Hawaala was used for money transactions in and out of India.  This Ghana Gold Trade was the initial business idea propagated against investments collected, which helped Nowhera Shaikh and her brothers and other family members establish a name for themselves.


The story Nowhera Shaikh and her aids put out was that Nowhera Shaikh owns a company named Heera Gold, and Heera Gold had a contract with Ghana government which helped them get gold in a cheaper rate from Ghana, i.e., 4.5% discount on the daily rate of gold in Ghana.  They would then sell the gold they purchased on a 1.5% discount from the day’s rate to renowned companies established in the Gulf, such as D-Damas and other credible gold refining companies.  They also used to mention that D-Damas specifically had a capacity to buy and process 500 kg of gold dust on a daily basis, and this made the business seem huge.

Nobody questioned as to why couldn’t a company such as D-Damas get into a similar contract with Ghana Government.  Nowhera Shaikh’s ability to mesmerize people played an important role in achieving success in inducing people to invest on her trade.  Ponzi took off, and the regular returns stopped all questions that could have risen.

Huge money started pouring in in the name of Ghana Gold Business, and the first of offices in the name of Heera Gold were opened in Mira Road, Thane, in the year 2007. One Mr. Farid was the incharge of this office.  In the year 2008, Salim Ansari (one of the first operators) opened an office in Bhindi Bazar.

Dr. Rizwan Shaikh used to work in that office, and his wife Roshanara worked as a Marketing Executive there.  In the year 2016 to 2017, Dr. Rizwan Shaikh’s son became an ME.  Nazneen of Jeddah is a Pakistani Citizen, who also has been with Heera Group since the beginning.


Until 2010, none of the companies that Nowhera Shaikh established were registered - Exposing the lie that Nowhera Shaikh had been stating all the while, "I have been doing this business for over 20 years."  Another lie was that she was an Aalima (Islamic Scholar), and the Doctrate in Business Management Philosophy also proved to be a lie.


Friday, April 12, 2019

Heera Gold News | Malegaon Case Bail Rejected | Abuzar Ansari, Salman Ansari


Heera Gold News - April 11, 2019 - In the Heera Group of Companies cases, the two Marketing Executives of Heera Group, Abuzar Ansari Mohd. Yousuf and Mohd. Salman Ansari Abuzar, applied for anticipatory bail which was rejected by Honorable Justice B.S. Mahajan (Additional Sessions Judge - 2), Malegaon.

The applicants' lawyer argued that both Abuzar Ansari Mohd. Yousuf and his son Mohd. Salman Ansari Abuzar were employees of Heera Group of Companies and that the investors who had invested through actually invested in the company, and being employees of a company, they (Abuzar Ansari and Salman Ansari) cannot be held liable if the company defaults in paying back its investors.

The public prosecutor argued that several other cases are registered against Heera Group of Companies in several cities throughout India, and that the Marketing Executives played a key role in inducing investment into the company by the way of convincing people to invest in the company.

After listening to the arguments of both sides, Honorable Justice B.S. Mahajan (Additional Sessions Judge - 2) rejected the bail application and the following is noted in his order dated April 11, 2019:

"There is substance in the argument advanced by the learned APP.  The investors are not acquainted with the company and believing the words of the applicants, they have invested their money. Now the applicants cannot avoid their liability.  It is pertinent to note that considering nature of the offence, custody of the applicants is essential.  Apparently, investors have been deceived for huge amount and for protecting their interest, thorough investigation is required and for that purpose custody of the applicants is essential.  Thus, I pass the following order:  Application is rejected."
Sources reveal that the Direct Selling Agents and Marketing Executives earned hefty commissions against investments that came to the company through them.  The Managing Director of Heera Group of Companies, Nowhera Shaikh, had been arrested on October 15, 2018, by CCS, Hyderabad, and there are more than 22 cases registered against her throughout India.


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