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The Directorate of Law Enforcement addressed a plea to Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and other defendants for breaching currency regulation involving 2.61 crore of rupees, in connection with the seizure of unreported US currency at the Delhi airport in February 2011.
The notice was issued under the Exchange Management Act. It was also served to another Pakistani national, Maroof Ali, singer's badociate, and to their contacts with the Indians for illegal trading in foreign currency.
According to the agency, the lawsuits were allegedly initiated as a result of a foreign currency seizure. Revenue Intelligence Branch (IRD) of Delhi Airport.
"The investigation revealed that Mr. Khan had hired Chitresh Shrivastava, who is no longer, as an organizer of world events. Mr. Shrivastava was in the habit of collecting payments on behalf of the singer for various broadcasts he was presenting in the country. A large part of these payments was received in cash, "said one official.
He was allegedly illegally converted into dollars by sources not authorized by Mr. Shrivastava and allegedly handed over to Mr. Khan." In this way Mr. Khan had illegally received 3.40 billion lakhs in the country through unauthorized sources with the help of his events manager.With the support of his manager, he had illegally taken 2 , 25 billion lakhs out of the country before being intercepted by the DRI, "said this official.
Shrivastava was killed in a car accident while traveling from New York to Chicago in May 2011.
In August 2015, the DE recorded the Pakistani singer's statement regarding alleged violations of the exchange rule.
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