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Sibtul ul Hassan ‘Double Shah’ passed away in Lahore

Sibtul ul Hassan 'Double Shah' passed away in Lahore | Thenewstribe.com

LAHORE: Sibtul Hassan, alias Double Shah on Friday passed away in Lahore, TheNewsTribe.com learnt from media reports.

Sibtul Hassan was missing from last few days and on Friday the report came about his death .He was a BSc and BEd and was a science teacher at Government High School, Nizamabad until 2005. After taking leave from his job, he went to Dubai where he stayed for about six months.

Upon his return, he left his job and approached his colleagues and neighbours, asking them to give him their savings, which he would return in double in just 15 days. The first person to trust him was his next-door neighbour who owned a marble business named Javed Marble Factory. He was followed by many of Shah’s colleagues. As promised, their investments were doubled in 15 days.

This was a Ponzi scheme where investors were offered 100% return on their investment in just 15 days, later extended to 70 days. His Ponzi Scheme was at its peak when it was exposed by daily The Nation Lahore in an investigative piece published on the front page on April 6, 2007.

Double Shah was arrested by the Gakkhar police on 13 April 2007 from his Nizamabad house on charges of Rs. 30,000 robbery. He was then put in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau.

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