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Hyderabad: Investigation has revealed that a former minister in the previous BRS government and a sitting minister in the Congress government have purchased imported luxary cars from a Hyderabad-based businessman, Basharath Khan Patan, accused in the Rs 100 crore customs fraud case.

Basharath Khan Patan owns `Car Longue', and his name cropped up during the investigation into the case. It is yet to be established if these cars were undervalued.

This comes months after Basharath was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)-Ahmedabad in a Rs 100 crore customs fraud related to the import of high-end luxury cars.

In May 2025, based on specific intelligence inputs, the DRI found that luxu

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