Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Panama papers as per the official sources.
According to the official reports, the probe agency wants to question Mrs Bachchan over allegations of stashing wealth abroad. The Devdas actress had also been summoned earlier for questioning, but she had twice sought more time.
The report further added that “The Panama Papers” case is a sprawling investigation spanning millions of documents stolen and leaked to the media in 2016, which involve allegations that the world’s rich and powerful set up offshore accounts or shell companies to avoid taxes. Leaked financial records of politicians, industrialists and celebrities were reviewed and published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Over 300 Indians were said to be part of the Panama Papers.
Further, the Enforcement Directorate issued notices to the Bachchan family asking them to explain their foreign remittances since 2004 under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) of the Reserve Bank of India.