Mumbai: Ali Punjani got his bypass done in BKC hospital

It turns out drugtrafficking suspect and tycoon Ali Punjani has been at Bandras Asian Heart Institute since August 6 recuperating from heart surgery even as the Kenyan police look for him in Mombasa in their crackdown on drugs On Tuesday Mombasa cops arrested a Nepalese woman Karki Sushmija and four others from Punjanis bungalowSources said Sushmija claimed to be Punjanis wife The source added that Punjani had been warned by the Mombasa police to surrender at the nearest police station but he had reached Mumbai before the Kenyan police accelerated their crackdown on drugsAccording to the Kenyan police We entered the house and found people inside despite being told there wasnt anyone there We were told that the caretaker had locked the house and gone Our police officers camped at the house and it would not have been possible for anyone to enter during that time After finding three people inside we have agreed with the lawyer that the two people a man and woman found outside and whom we have arrested will be charged for lying about there being no one inside the house Those found inside the house will be charged with preventing the police from conducting investigations A Nepalese man was found with a roll of bhang and has told us he bought it for personal use Inside the house we found Kenyan shillings Ksh57000 with the NepaleseKarki Sushmija who was arrested from Ali Punjanis Mombasa bungalow claims to be his wifeAn officer from the Mombasa police said We want to investigate his lavish lifestyle wealth and how they interconnect This is just the beginning of the investigations and we will ransack all his belongings premises and thereafter issue a statement on whether he will be charged or not This will be done within a monthPunjanis heart troubleBefore getting admitted to the Mumbai hospital Punjani underwent treatment at the Mombasabased Heart and Lung Diagnostic Centre following a heart attack and acute coronary syndrome on July 29midday tracked down Punjani at Asian Heart Institute but his sister told reporters that his health did not permit him to speak to anyone We keep coming to India either to Delhi or Mumbai for his cardiac treatment A couple of days ago he underwent a bypass Punjanis sister saidMombasa cops outside Punjanis bungalowShe did not divulge any details about the police crackdown on Punjani in Mombasa and said It the raid at Punjanis bungalow is very normal but there is no proof You Kenyan cops have conducted a raid at his bungalow but have you found anything There have to be facts and figures It is not a new thing as the Kenyan police have been investigating the matter since 2010Akasha brothers connectionPunjanis name had cropped up during the interrogation of Kenyan brothers Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha who are awaiting their sentencing in a drug trafficking case in New York A family member of the brothers told midday that Punjani has only been supporting the Akashas family as the cops have frozen their bank accountsPunjani is a good man who has been helping the Akashas family He is a real estate mogul The government of Kenya in conjunction with US federal police think the Akasha brothers are East African druglords so they froze their bank accounts said a family member of the Akasha brothersAlso ReadMumbai police serve notice to Kim Sharma exhusband Ali PunjaniThe Mombasa police conducting a raid inside Ali Punjanis sprawling bungalow in the cityResponding to middays query about whether Punjani had been helping the Akashas financially his sister said I do not know anything about the matter as I live in Nairobi and my brother lives in Mombasa All I know is that he is a simple person who lives a simple life Today the cops are conducting raids tomorrow he Punjani will come out clean as they are not going to get anything against him she saidAbout Punjanis family she said He lives alone in Mombasa and his two children are studying in the US Thats why they have not yet come to Mumbai to see their ailing father The hospital said The information related to patients is confidentialPunjanis lawyer Jeff Asige said We are ready and prepared to help the police carry out a search We promise to fully cooperate My client Punjani instructed us to allow police to conduct any search As far as we are aware they have not found any narcotics in Punjanis house I am glad the exercise has gone on smoothly Also ReadKim Sharmas ex escapes Kenyas war on drugs Is he hiding in IndiaThe Mombasa police conducting a raid inside Ali Punjanis sprawling bungalow in the cityMumbai police sayA top IPS officer said We have not received any request from the Kenyan government to assist them in the investigation Above all no case has been registered against the person Punjani who is undergoing treatment at a Bandra hospital in Maharashtra and precisely in Mumbai So here we cannot take any legal action against him06 AugDay Ali Punjani was admitted to Mumbai hospitalAlso ReadKim Sharmas ex Ali Punjani undergoing treatment in Asian 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