ED Focuses On Money Trail To ‘Liger’ – FilmyVoice
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is specializing in cash path to Hindi-Telugu film ‘Liger’ within the wake of suspected violations of Overseas Alternate Administration Act (FEMA).
The ED officers grilled movie director Puri Jagannadh and actor-turned-producer Charmme Kaur all through the day on Thursday.
They have been questioned concerning the supply of funding into Vijay Deverakonda-starrer ‘Liger’ which was launched in August.
American boxer Mike Tyson additionally performed an prolonged cameo within the film reported to have been produced with a price range of about Rs 125 crore.
The movie starring Vijaya Deverakonda and Ananya Panday within the lead had mega shoots in Las Vegas. It, nevertheless, bombed on the box-office.
The ED took up the investigation after Congress chief Bakka Judson lodged a criticism concerning the funding into the film via doubtful routes.
Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur have been on the ED workplace for greater than 12 hours on Thursday. They have been issued notices 15 days in the past.
Bakka Judson had complained that even politicians had invested cash within the film. He claimed that the traders discovered it the best approach of turning their black cash into white.
The ED officers reported to have questioned the director and producer concerning the allegations that crores of rupees have been invested into the making of the film from international nations allegedly in violation of FEMA.
The investigating company suspects that a number of firms had transferred funds to the accounts of the filmmakers. They have been requested to supply particulars of those that had remitted the cash and the way the funds have been made to international actors together with Mike Tyson and technical crew.
That is the second time that Puri Jagannadh and Charmee Kaur have appeared earlier than the ED. Final 12 months, the company questioned them together with different movie personalities concerning allegations of cash within the drug case allegedly involving celebrities.
Earlier, the Particular Investigation Workforce of the State Prohibition and Excise Division had additionally grilled them after registering a case in 2017.
