Aishwarya Rai Bachchan summoned by ED in Panama Papers case

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Dec 20, 2021: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been summoned to appear before the ED in the Panama Papers case. She had sought adjournments on two occasions earlier.

The plea of adjournment was made to the special investigation team probing the Panama Papers case.

 

The Panama Papers pertain to leaked documents that point towards fraud and tax evasion by many individuals and corporate entities across the world.

The leaked documents were originally obtained by German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung. At least 12,000 of these fresh documents are linked to Indians. The previous leak was reported in 2016 where more than 500 Indians were named in the documents of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in tax haven Panama.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name featured in the list of 500 Indians who were named in the massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents exposing their secret offshore dealings. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s name also featured in the list.

The report stated that 426 Indians are under the scrutiny of the multi-agency group (MAG) set up by the central government. Black money of over Rs 1,000 crore had been detected by the MAG probing the leads from 2016 leak.

Courtesy:India Today