An audio clip purportedly featuring Karnataka Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan has gone viral, in which he is allegedly heard requesting a police official to help a relative involved in a cheating case in Chikkaballapura district.

The case, registered at Peresandra Police Station, involves local farmers accusing three Hyderabad-based traders– Abdul Razak, Akbar Pasha, and Naseer Ahmed– of cheating them of a massive amount over payments for the purchase of maize between February and July without making full payments, as per media reports.

An FIR has been filed under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

In a now viral audio clip, the state minister is reportedly heard speaking to Peresandra PSI Jagadish Reddy, referring to one of the accused, Akbar Pasha, as his relative. T

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