INDIANORIGIN DUO ON THE RUN AFTER MILLIONS LAUNDERED

Yard has issued an appeal to help trace an Indianorigin father and his son who absconded during their trial for money laundering offences and were sentenced to 12 and 9 years in jail respectively.

Wembley-based Bhadresh Shah (49) and his son Abhishek (25) were on trial for money laundering offences at Southwark Crown Court. They attended the first week of the trial but absconded while on bail on April 21. A warrant has been issued for their arrest.

The two were found guilty and sentenced in their absence — Bhadresh to 12 years’ imprisonment, and Abhishek Shah to nine years’ imprisonment.

The pair reportedly helped to siphon profits for organised crime gangs around the country through their hub at the Chandi Bazar in Ealing Road, the court was told. The police said they found 10 false company stamps used to create business documents linked to millions of pounds in dodgy transfers.

Prosecuting lawyer Adrian Keeling, said up to £80 million was funnelled through three front companies and money transfer companies in less than three years.

They were on trial with three co-defendants — Bhadresh’s wife Falguni (46), who was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, and Dipakumar Doshi (57) and Dinesh Thakoraka-Parmar (35), who were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment each. HTC