ED Summons Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In Panama Papers Leak Case: Report
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the Panama Papers leak case, reports said on Monday. The agency wants to question her over allegations of stashing wealth abroad, reports added.
She is asked to appear before ED’s Delhi office on Monday (December 20).
Aishwarya had earlier sought adjournment on two occasions. An adjournment petition was given to the Special Investigation Team probing the Panama Papers case.
The actress is likely to appear before the proving agency today. The ED wants to interrogate him in the case of depositing assets abroad.
The Panama Papers deals with leaked documents that point to fraud and tax evasion by many individuals and corporate entities around the world.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been named in the list of 500 Indians named in the massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents to uncover her secret offshore deals. The name of superstar Amitabh Bachchan is also included in this list.
On the work front, Aishwarya will next be seen in Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited historical film ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, which is based on writer Kalki’s classic novel of the same name.
On a related note, the Income Tax Department has detected total undisclosed credits worth Rs 20,353 crore for 930 India-linked entities in the Panama and Paradise paper leaks, the government informed the Parliament.
Taxes collected so far amount to Rs 153.88 crore in the Panama and Paradise paper leaks, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on December 7, 2021.
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