Mumbai: Santacruz police have filed an FIR against the caretaker of the late veteran actor Nimmi for allegedly misappropriating Rs 1.8 crore, selling her car and usurping her property.Nimmi, born Nawab Bano, died aged 87 in March 2020 after contracting Covid. The complainant is her maternal aunt’s grandson, Mohammad Yonus Salim Durani (48), a businessman from Mumbai Central.In 2003, Nimmi and her husband, noted film writer Ali Raza, jointly bought two flats and parking spaces in Neha Apartment on Juhu Tara Road, Santacruz West. They appointed Asrar Iqbal Shaikh as caretaker.After Raza died in Nov 2007, Nimmi continued living in the flats. Owing to her advanced age and her inability to step out frequently, she opened joint accounts with Shaikh at Bank of India and Saraswat Bank and entrusted him with her financial transactions.In her will, she bequeathed Rs 1.8 crore and the flats to the son of her sister, Shabana Bano, as well as one Ali Sayyad Parvez, whom she considered her son. Parvez, who lived in the UK, died of Covid in Dec 2020. His wife, Salma Neki Parveen, lives there with their two daughters and son.Durani alleged that Shaikh misappropriated Nimmi’s Rs 1.8 crore and sold her car, using the proceeds for personal purposes. After Durani complained to police, Shaikh allegedly offered to settle the matter by equally dividing the money received from the flats’ sale. Durani refused and alleged that Shaikh tried to pressure him. Durani informed Parveen, who gave him the power of attorney to pursue the case because she could not travel frequently to India.The execution of Nimmi’s will remains pending before Bombay HC. Durani alleged that Shaikh misappropriated her property without obtaining the necessary court permission, thereby cheating the legal heir.
