Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for questioning in a case related to the 2016 Panama Papers global tax leak case, official sources said on Monday. Official sources gave this information on Monday. The 48-year-old daughter-in-law of superstar Amitabh Bachchan is being questioned by the agency under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Dubbed the ‘Panama Papers’, a 2016 investigation into the stockpile of records of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca by the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) named a number of world leaders and celebrities who allegedly committed offshore Money was deposited abroad in companies. , Some of them are said to have valid foreign accounts.
Earlier, a top ED official had confirmed that he was called to join the probe by Monday.
An ED official said, “We have summoned him for December 20. Till now we have not received any reply from his side. The summons was sent to his Mumbai residence.”
If she does not join the investigation, then the ED will think of further legal action. The official said they can take legal opinion from experts to decide the future course of action.
This is not the first time the actor has been summoned in the case.
Earlier, he had been summoned on two occasions. However, she did not join the investigation. Earlier on November 9, Aishwarya was summoned to record her testimony in the case.
The ED had registered a case under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) after the Panama Papers showed how companies were set up in offshore islands to evade taxes.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and others are named in this case.
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