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| Munir Khan (extreme left) with Azmat Hussain (vice chairman of Conservative Forum, England), councillor Bob Bibby representing the Church ward and councillor James Taylor from the Bury Council representing the North Manor ward |
Mumbai Mirror
Munir Khan was banned in India after it was revealed that his ‘wonder drug’ that he sold for Rs 15,000 a vial was just a concoction of honey, ginger and other herbs
Nazia Sayed and Danish Khan
Nearly a year-and-a-half after his ‘medicine for all diseases’ - a Rs 15,000 vial of honey, sweetened water and herbs - was banned in India, the self-proclaimed scientist and miracle doctor Munir Khan is venturing into UK to sell his concoction.
And once again, he has resorted to fraud and has been exposed.
Last Sunday, Khan organised a press conference at his Versova apartment where he had two UK nationals - councillor James Taylor from the Bury Council representing the North Manor ward and councillor Bob Bibby representing the Church ward -- endorsing his banned magic potion ‘Body Revive’. Starlet Aarti Chhabria was also present at this press conference.
The press conference was followed by a media release in which Khan said he has been invited to start practice in the UK.
Mumbai Mirror has since tracked Taylor and Bibby to UK and both have denied being convinced about Khan’s claim. Councillor Bibby, in fact, said he had no idea Khan has convened a press conference at his residence. “I do not know anything about Munir Khan. I went there in good faith and had no idea that I will be seen as endorsing his medicine. I have never used his medicine so I cannot comment on it,” he said.
Councillor Taylor, who suffers from eczema and psoriasis, said he has tried Khan’s medicine but not the full course and is not sure if he would continue taking the medicine.
Khan first came on police radar when in September 2009 the Food and Drug Administration conducted a raid on his Andheri clinic and sealed it for selling fraudulent drugs. The self-proclaimed scientist went underground immediately only to surrender nine months later.
Police investigations found that Khan was selling a mix of honey, ginger and other herbs as a cure-all drug Body Revive with a clientele spanning from Bihar to Saudi Arabia. He had declared an income on which his annual tax was computed to Rs 125 crore which he never paid. Police suspected his empire could be worth Rs 1,000 crore.
After securing bail, Khan has been making efforts to revive his business and gain credibility by organising award functions where he has awarded himself. He even launched his son Munish into Bollywood last year with a film titled Payback.
Both Bibby and Taylor were brought to meet Khan by Azmath Hussain, an active supporter of the Conservative Party. Both did not have any idea that they were being flown to Mumbai for an endorsement.
Hussain maintains he told Taylor is happy with Khan’s medicine and it was he who wanted to travel to Mumbai to thank him. Taylor, however, denies this. “I will speak with Hussain once he is back in the UK,” he said.
Inspector Kalpana Gadekar of Versova police station was surprised to know that Khan is again trying sell the banned Body Revival. “He has a case against him at the Andheri Metropolitan Court. A charge sheet has been filed. We had no idea he held a press conference at his place,” she said.
While Khan himself remained unavailable for a comment, his son Munish described the press conference as “an event to thank well-wishers.” He denied his father wants to sell Body Revive in India or the UK. “We have no intention to resume the sale of Body Revival till the court cases are settled.”
Munish, however, could not explain the press release and his father’s boast that he would continue doing in the UK what he has been barred from in India.
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And once again, he has resorted to fraud and has been exposed.
Last Sunday, Khan organised a press conference at his Versova apartment where he had two UK nationals - councillor James Taylor from the Bury Council representing the North Manor ward and councillor Bob Bibby representing the Church ward -- endorsing his banned magic potion ‘Body Revive’. Starlet Aarti Chhabria was also present at this press conference.
The press conference was followed by a media release in which Khan said he has been invited to start practice in the UK.
Mumbai Mirror has since tracked Taylor and Bibby to UK and both have denied being convinced about Khan’s claim. Councillor Bibby, in fact, said he had no idea Khan has convened a press conference at his residence. “I do not know anything about Munir Khan. I went there in good faith and had no idea that I will be seen as endorsing his medicine. I have never used his medicine so I cannot comment on it,” he said.
Councillor Taylor, who suffers from eczema and psoriasis, said he has tried Khan’s medicine but not the full course and is not sure if he would continue taking the medicine.
Khan first came on police radar when in September 2009 the Food and Drug Administration conducted a raid on his Andheri clinic and sealed it for selling fraudulent drugs. The self-proclaimed scientist went underground immediately only to surrender nine months later.
Police investigations found that Khan was selling a mix of honey, ginger and other herbs as a cure-all drug Body Revive with a clientele spanning from Bihar to Saudi Arabia. He had declared an income on which his annual tax was computed to Rs 125 crore which he never paid. Police suspected his empire could be worth Rs 1,000 crore.
After securing bail, Khan has been making efforts to revive his business and gain credibility by organising award functions where he has awarded himself. He even launched his son Munish into Bollywood last year with a film titled Payback.
Both Bibby and Taylor were brought to meet Khan by Azmath Hussain, an active supporter of the Conservative Party. Both did not have any idea that they were being flown to Mumbai for an endorsement.
Hussain maintains he told Taylor is happy with Khan’s medicine and it was he who wanted to travel to Mumbai to thank him. Taylor, however, denies this. “I will speak with Hussain once he is back in the UK,” he said.
Inspector Kalpana Gadekar of Versova police station was surprised to know that Khan is again trying sell the banned Body Revival. “He has a case against him at the Andheri Metropolitan Court. A charge sheet has been filed. We had no idea he held a press conference at his place,” she said.
While Khan himself remained unavailable for a comment, his son Munish described the press conference as “an event to thank well-wishers.” He denied his father wants to sell Body Revive in India or the UK. “We have no intention to resume the sale of Body Revival till the court cases are settled.”
Munish, however, could not explain the press release and his father’s boast that he would continue doing in the UK what he has been barred from in India.
ALSO SEE: 1st March 2009
Bitter Dose For 'Miracle DOC'
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