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Indian businessman Mohammed Ali jailed for 15 years in Oman

  •   Mon, Mar 10 2014 07:12:24 PM

Indian businessman Mohammed Ali jailed for 15 years in Oman

Muscat, Mar 10 (IANS): Two Indian nationals, including a former managing director and a manager of a multinational engineering company in Oman, were among seven persons convicted and sentenced to jail in five bribery cases.

Muscat Primary Court Sunday sentenced former managing director P. Mohammad Ali and a manager, whose name is not mentioned in the report, of Galfar Engineering to 15 years in jail in all the five cases of bribing an oil company's officials, the Times of Oman reported Monday.

Five Omani nationals from a state-run oil sector firm have also been jailed.

Ali has to pay 1.774 million Omani rials (about $259,7403) and the Indian manager from the same company 534,000 Omani rials as fines.

Apart from that, the court has also ordered that both the Indian expatriates be deported after they complete their jail terms.

A native of Kerala, Ali is the founder and managing director of Galfar, one of the biggest construction firms in Oman.
  

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  • Shakeel Ahmed, Bhopal M.P India

    Sun, Aug 30 2015

    I know him he is very nice person he has good heart kind person .l met him crown plaza in Shiraz I served him talk him he is very kind person Allah help him inshaallah.

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  • Syd, Bangalore

    Fri, May 30 2014

    It's greed which made him suffer thinking more influential and having ties with Bureaucrats he got the other company who got the contract on competitive bidding got evicted causing loss to the company in millions of dollar which is outrageous and condemnable. The Indian Businessmen want to grab everything with fair or foul means and in the end eat the dust. The greed and dishonesty is not liked by Almighty

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  • C.A MOHMED SHEFIQ, ALUVA- ERNAKULAM

    Wed, May 14 2014

    DR MOHAMMED ALI IS MANAGING DIRECTOR WHO CONTROLS MORE THAN 100000 PERSONS FEEDING /LEADING LIFE OF FAMILIES AND HIS TEAM WORK MODIFY LOTS CHANGE DEVELOPMENT OMAN . WE ARE BADLY AFFECTED .ALLAH NEVER PUNISH HUMAN AND FORGIVE IF HE RETURN BACK TRUST ALLAH CORRECT HIM FOLLOW THE RIGHT PATH.MAY WE HUMBLY REQUEST GOVERNMENT TO GIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION HIM IF TRUST ALLAH . WE PRAY TO ALLAH TO FORGIVE MISTAKES.

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  • Dinesh Kumar, Mangalore/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    15 years..? Is it that serious? Fines and some punishment are justified. What is the life span of a human being now 100 years?

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  • Homework, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    If in this world just because someone has provided employment, the Govt.of Oman should be lenient in Ali's sentence, then one can say that God will condone many people from the lake of fire because they provided employment to many yet found unrighteous in his sight by breaking His Commandments. Every sin is a sin and every law breaking will result in punishment. A person gets rich by foul means and give lots of alms to the poor and be a well known man in the world, but when he is caught for indulging in law breaking he will be punished according to the laws of the land. Recently in India Mr.Subratha Roy was arrested for not heeding the Supreme court's orders and no leniency was shown in spite of his company providing a lot of employment of many. The law is no respecter of person just as God is no respecter of Persons.

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  • shiva, kota dubai

    Wed, Mar 12 2014

    Mohamad Ali’s own website had a slogan that read: “Truth has the sharpest edge. There is tremendous strength in honesty!”.......

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  • Fr Victor Machado, Neermarga/Tanzania

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Corruption is condemn-able and needs to be punished. But 15 years imprisonment in a foreign land looks too harsh, that too for a a man who has given employment to so many people. Hope he will get some retrieve in the high court or whether the Indian government can do something to bring down the punishment. The government of Kerala should really work on it.

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  • Suleman Beary, Udupi

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Do Indians learn lesson from this verdict?..I don't think so.
    India is a democratic country far advance compare to this Arab states right?

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  • Prashanth, Mangalore/Muscat

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Whew! as of fact, Mohd Ali helped lot of Omanis here in Muscat! He was one of a person, whom can meet the Sultan without any appointment! He brought up the Oman to an Professional standard level and this is what he gets? I'm not praising him, but He should have shown those skills in India, so that at least few of the unemployment problems would have been Solved!

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Those who is corrupt deserve the punishment, but in India it is otherwise.
    For example:
    All highly corrupt sitting Ministers, MPs and
    MLAs.
    All corrupt sitting bureaucrats, commissioners and chairmen.
    All anti-social murderers, murder sponsors and the murder promoters like Modi. Please watch "Compelling evidence that proves Modi ordered the Gujarat genocide" where thousands of innocent women, children, aged and poor Muslims along with around 7% of the tally's innocent Hindus too were killed.
    In the whole animal kingdom only we the human kill one another for no reason.
    Jai Hind!

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  • philipk,

    Tue, Sep 15 2015

    are u mad cant unstop this antimodi business where the hell is the proof Modi did any genocide it is only congress propaganda what about the hienous muslim act in train burning why are u ignoring that who said like this those live by sword will die by sword so stop this gibberish there is no takers for this

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  • RDsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Most of the so called successful business people without much qualification have built empires in the Middle east the same way as Mohammed Ali!!!

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  • Ahamad, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    India wake up.. Bring such rule in India also.. If so almost all politicians will be behind the bars... hehehhe

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  • Vinod Pandey, Allahabad UP

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Sad to hear this. Feeling bad for this gentleman. I suspect there is something more behind the curtain.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Mar 11 2014


    Reality exposed !

    So many years of good reputation (outwardly) is finally worth a jail term for 15 yrs.

    Bad deeds deserve to be punished. Let others learn a lesson.

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  • padmanabha shenoy, Udupi

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    After reading several comments I was surprised. Everyone knows in this GCC and everywhere in the world, mostly you will not get any orders till you pay some amount to Buyers or Procurement department. It is very difficult to get the Purchase order without paying a small commission unless the material should be purely technical. If you see all the other businessmen also should be punished. It is bad luck of Mr. MOhammed Ali who get caught. Hope he will release soon.

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  • Af, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    In India taking bribe and giving bribes can also become Prime minister of the country.

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  • mpk,

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Not 'CAN'...They had been PM of the country! Remember Bofores...

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  • Af, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 12 2014

    Yes, you are right..

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  • Sathish Shetty, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 12 2014

    Specialty of India is born with bribe to death, paid with bribe. Starts with Birth certificate ends with Death certificate no choice.

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  • Viva, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    If the Omani type of law is implemented in India. we will not get any candidate to contest in the general
    Elections as they would enjoy theirs
    permanent stay in most of the jails!!

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  • juliana, udupi

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Sad indeed. May be he has done charity work. Winning awards is no excuse for capital punishment. People get fooled by worldly pleasure at times. This is one of such cases. Intelligence misused. Likewise, there may be ways to come out clean because he has men and material with him.

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  • Thomas Pascal Andrade, Valencia / Toronto

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Ted,
    Oman is not India, where the corrupt bureaucrats do any damn thing and go scot-free. Each country has its own rules and regulations and we, as guests in their country, have to follow and respect the law of their land. They have sentenced not only an Indian but also their own nationals and do you think they would do so if they were not found guilty? Just because he has done many good things, should he be exempted for his bad work? Why do we have laws? Are rich and influential persons above law? Because of this type of bribing a well deserved company must have lost the lucrative contract.
    I feel very sorry for him and his family as all his hard-work and efforts he put during his tenure in that country were in futile.

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangalore / USA

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Wherever you go, no matter what, Indians will remain as Indians with all their dirty habits. Because of these high class people, Indian people’s dirty attitudes spoil the Indian people’s name around the world.

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  • Andrew L D Cunha, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Allen...I have to disagree with your this statement "Corruption and bribing is our Indian mentality". Corruption is deep routed all over the world. Corruption is not just giving. It it is also taking bribes. "Five Omani nationals from a state-run oil sector firm have also been jailed" proves that it is not just Indian mentality!

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  • Prasad, Bantwal

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Jailed for 3 years, not 15 years. Please give right news

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  • mpk,

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    That was in January, now...upon proven charges on other cases (total 5 different cases) its been increased to 15 years than deportation as of Sunday, 09.03.14

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  • Vasant Raj, mangalore / Abudhabi

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Very sad to hear the sad news about Galfar Mohammed.

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    This is a lesson for all Indian entrepreneurs who engaged in illegal business in GCC countries.Thieves must be punished unlike Dirty Indian politics

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  • tony francis, Udupi

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    I started working in Oman since 1976,and most of my life, working for a Giant British Construction Company, called Taylor Woodrow-Towell in a responsible position and knew Galfar very closely. Sad to know about the incident, but there should be a limit for greediness. Ultimately, now Mr. Ali had to pay the price for his over-greediness. I love Oman, its a beautiful country.

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  • Dr Prakash Harischandra, Surathkal

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    The rise and fall from rags to riches. . no person meteoric rise in wealth rapidly isn't without controversy... sure there will be jitters in Mangalore for some with decimation of Gulfar!!!! God is great!!!!

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  • RDsouza, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    This is how they build empires in the Middle East !!!

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  • Victor Tauro Permude, Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    This is indeed sad news. The best way to punish is ask people to pay fine for the crime and if failed to pay then jail them. Both fine and Jail sentences are unproductive practices all over the world.

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  • Francis(Joe) Martis, Barkur

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    It does not look to be a fair sentence for a businessman who has contributed Oman in development projects and offering employment to many. He should have been properly fined and given a warning, since without him Company may be verge of closure. A jail term of 3 years would be appropriate with a fine.

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  • P. Shivaram Shetty, Baroda / Vadodara

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    If Mukesh Ambani was in OMAN he would have been Jailed for at least 500 years. That is the extent of corrupt practices Ambanis have indulged to buy out dishonest politicians and Bureaucrats in India.

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    You are right. But in Oman even the five Officials who took bribe were also jailed. Not only GIVER but even the TAKER is also punished in Oman.
    So, if the same Rule applies to Ambani's Case, then 30% of our politicians of all the Parties and 50% of the bureaucrats would have been jailed in Oman, and the existing jails of Oman would have been insufficient to house thousands of such corrupt politicians and bureaucrats.

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  • Joseph, Doha, Qatar

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Ravi B. Shenava, Mangalore

    No problem if the existing jails of Oman do not have sufficient houses. What a co-incidence ... after all Galfar is a construction conglomerate and even with this P. Mohammad Ali can still secure more contracts behind the jail to build world class jails to house many more of his disciples and well wishers. The world is a bigger place in the Gulf after all.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 10 2014


    From grace to disgrace, this richest Indian in Oman, founder & MD of a company, whose turnover is over a billion dollars, bestowed with Times group award, whose company's one of the mottos is transparent dealing, is being sent for 15 years chakki peesing. I salute the justice system in the gulf

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    In India such people come out clean and the person who exposed corruption himself will be punished by govts of all the parties.

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Mr. Mohammed Ali's sentencing for 15 years is One Tight Slap to all Indian businessmen in the GCC.

    The Prime Minister's office should get involved and bring an end to this drama.

    What is the All Powerful Keralite Business Community in GCC doing ?

    Oommen Chandy should be kicked out of GCC if he ever visits again for donations..

    Mr. Mohammed Ali had devoted his entire life to various social causes in Oman and India. He is a very respected NRI awarded with the pravasi bharatiya award and the Oman "Civil Order Grade" for his contribution to the local economy.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Mohammed Ali, getting a taste of ground reality....reap as u sow!!!!

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Feel extremely bad for this gentleman who built such a huge enterprise in a foreign country from scratch getting such a big punishment for a bribery issue!!

    Looks like a case of victimization from an highly influential group who wanted him jettisoned out for whatever reason???

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  • oswald lobo, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Like this there are many more Indians who desire for money and build bungalows in hometown.robbery is the main occupation in gulf countries for non nationals.

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  • Jawar D'Souza, M'Lore

    Tue, Mar 11 2014

    Good you are not a part of it, Keep up the good work. Hope you are honestly doing your work wherever you work. The bungalow is not essential.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    OMAN is one of the best Gulf countries which respect Indians a lot..Worlds only Hindhu sheikh Khimji Ramdas ( a Gujarati,who owns Multibillion business house) is from OMAN.. read about GULFAR Mohd Ali's humble beginning & how he built his empire..sad indeed but crime is a crime..he has to pay the price..

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  • philipk, KOTTAYAM

    Tue, Sep 15 2015

    you have no sense what about millions who are left unpunished this is pure victimisation this is not the first time aLI IS FACING THIS IN OMAN

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  • j.anata, Mangalore/ Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Sad to see this report....why do he have to do this? Galfar is a big job provider to scores of Indians in the Gulf!

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Kudos to Oman Govt and Oman Court. People say that he has done lots of charity work, but that charity is being done through illegal and corrupted means. No more recognition for that. It takes 40 years to build a reputation, but it took a minute for 40 years reputation to crash down. No regrets and he deserves the punishment from an MD to a criminal. HA HA.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Galfar is a Mallu company doing roads and civil works in Oman. Corruption and bribing is our Indian mentality which is never tolerated in Gulf countries!

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  • Tomas Richard, Udupi

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Sad indeed, he is very dynamic and thousands of Indians are employed in his company all over Gulf also in Brunei..

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  • Riyaz, mangalore / Muscat

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Put them behind the bar permanently.

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  • Ben Pinto, Qatar

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    I am shocked because i worked for Galfar more than 5 yrs .

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  • DJango, Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 12 2014

    You are lucky to escape from this group otherwise you will be with your Big Boss in jail.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    This is really bad news for all the Indians because the Indians are jailed in Oman because they proved guilty.Hope for the best.Thanq.

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  • Agnel, Udupi

    Mon, Mar 10 2014

    Sad to hear, but good lesson.

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