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BALACHAUHAN ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the multi-crore I Monetary Advisory (IMA) scam, has registered an FIR against B M Vijay Shankar, the then Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban district, L C Nagaraj, the then sub-division officer (SDO), Bengaluru North, and Manjunath, village accountant officiating at SDO, Bengaluru North. The three have been booked under Sections 7(A), 8 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (amended in 2018). The alleged illegal gratification of around Rs 1.5 crore, which was demanded by Shankar, was delivered to a real estate concern through Manjunath and one of the IMA directors. Nagaraj had allegedly obtained an illegal gratification of around Rs 4 crore and Manjunath had allegedly accepted around Rs 8 lakh as illegal gratification from the IMA directors,” an agency spokesperson said. The CBI has recently filed two chargesheets — one against IMA founder and managing director Mansoor Khan, who is also the prime accused, and some others and a second one against the two clerics — Mohammed Haneef Apsar Ajeeji and Khaleemullah Jamal — for allegedly luring people to invest in IMA schemes promoted by Mansoor Khan..