Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai faced six-hour investigation: report
- By Web Desk -
- Dec 21, 2021
Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was reportedly questioned for six hours straight by an Enforcement Directorate regarding her involvement in forex violations linked to the Panama Papers.
An Indian news agency reported that the celebrity – who is the daughter-in-law of prolific celebrity couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan along with the wife of Abhishek Bachchan – was asked to submit her personal documents by the directorate during the questioning.
She was not allowed to leave before 7 pm.
It is pertinent to mention that she is the second member of the family to appear before the investigators. Her spouse got questioned about the same documents as well.
The Guzaarish star is said to be a director of an offshore named Amic Partners, which was based in the Virgin Islands. It was registered in 2004 by a law firm named Mossack Fonseca with a paid-up capital of $50,000.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan allegedly resigned from the post following the organization getting acquired by a Dubai-based company named BKR Adonis.
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The investigation against the Bachchan family began four years ago in 2017. They were given notices asking to provide the details of the foreign remittances from 2004.
The actor, who has been summoned twice before, already provided the paperwork about the foreign transaction she received for the past 15 years.