Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe into the Panama Papers expose.
Sources said that the Bollywood actress has been summoned to appear before the Investigating Officer in Delhi. It was not confirmed, however, when she had been asked to appear, or what charges she was facing.
Aishwarya has been reportedly asked to appear before ED’s Delhi Office today (December 20). Earlier, the actress was also summoned by ED on November 9 under Section 37 FEMA. The summon was reportedly sent to the actress to her Mumbai residence Pratiksha. And she was asked to respond within 15 days. Rai is one of several prominent personalities named in The Indian Express-ICIJ 2016 Panama Papers expose.
What are Panama Papers?
The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked encrypted confidential documents that were leaked in 2016, in the month of April. The leak exposed financial details of nearly 2,14,888 offshore entities.
Coming back to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the actress was last seen on the big screen in Fanney Khan with Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. Up next, she will feature director Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 and Ponniyin Selvan 2. The official announcement of the film has been made.
On the personal front, Aishwarya has been married to Abhishek Bachchan for nearly 14 years now and they are blessed with a 10-year-old daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan. They prefer to keep their daughter away from the glitz and glamour of the tinsel town.
