And now, Jho Low sighted in India, top cop says ‘fake news’

And now, Jho Low sighted in India, top cop says ‘fake news’

It is the latest in a series of sightings of the fugitive businessman.

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, from where fugitive Low Taek Jho reportedly departed for Dubai.
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Fugitive Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho was sighted last week in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujerat, pan-Asian news site Asia Times reports quoting law enforcement officials.

The report said Indian police had monitored Low’s movements but did not arrest him.

When contacted, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador immediately dismissed the claim.

Low Taek Jho.

“Fake news,” he told FMT in a text message.

Asia Times said Low departed Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Nov 5 aboard a private jet with the tail number HS-VNT, which was bound for Dubai.

A day earlier, Low celebrated his 38th birthday.

Asia Times however said the company which charted the aircraft, Thailand-based, MJets has denied the claim as “untrue, unfounded and unsubstantiated”.

Low, better known as Jho Low, has been pursued by Malaysia and Singapore over his role in the 1MDB scandal.

Recent reports have placed him in China, Hong Kong, Macau and the United Arab Emirates, all of which have been dismissed by Malaysian police as “fake”.

Hamid recently said that Jho Low was enjoying protection from a state authority but gave no further details.

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