Celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son, Anosh Habib, have made headlines after they were embroiled in legal trouble. The two have 32 FIRS filed against them by investors who alleged that they defrauded them in a bitcoin scheme. The father-son duo have now approached the Allahabad High Court in connection with the FIRs lodged against them in the alleged cheating and fraud cases.
Jawed Habib and his son have filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against them. The FIR was reportedly registered against both of them at the Raisatti Police Station in Sambhal. According to ongoing investigations, the father and son duo have been accused of defrauding people of crores of rupees by promising investment.
The hearing on the matter will take place on Friday, October 17, at the Allahabad High Court.
Habib, his son and associate have been charged with running a scheme under the banner of Follicle Global Company (FLC), where they took Rs 5-7 lakh from each investor after promising 50-70 per cent returns on Bitcoin purchases. The investors were reportedly lured out of lakhs of rupees in exchange for profits of up to 70 per cent. A total of 32 such cases have been filed in the matter so far.
Although Jawed Habib and Anosh Habib have been named as the key accused, another person named Saifullah has also been named in the FIR. Notably, a lookout notice has also been issued against the hairstylist and his family. Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib are currently absconding, while the police continue their search for the two accused.
Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Vishnoi had said earlier, “They took around Rs 5-7 lakh from each investor, claiming that it would yield high returns, but even after two-and-a-half years, none of the investors received their money back.” According to police, preliminary investigations assess a financial fraud to the tune of Rs 5-7 crore by the father and son duo.
