Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons for personal appearance to Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in connection with an alleged forex violations case of 2011.
The agency has initiated a probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) sometime back against the singer and his associates, and has now issued summons against him to appear before investigators at the agency’s Delhi zonal office here. ‘The summons have been sent through the Indian Embassy in Pakistan. He has been summoned for presenting his case and answering agency’s questions under Section 37 of the FEMA in connection with a foreign exchange violation case,’ official sources said.
The case dates back to 2011 when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted Khan and his manager, Marrouf Ali Khan, at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here for allegedly carrying an undeclared $1.24 lakh and some other instruments in foreign currency.
The ED which is the central agency to probe such forex contraventions under the FEMA took over the case after this episode.
Emails and phone calls made by PTI to Khan’s associate and manager in Pakistan to elicit a response over the latest episode remained unanswered. Officials said ED had initiated the step after nearly finalising its over-an-year probe and after obtaining records of the said cash from RBI.
The agency has initiated a probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) sometime back against the singer and his associates, and has now issued summons against him to appear before investigators at the agency’s Delhi zonal office here. ‘The summons have been sent through the Indian Embassy in Pakistan. He has been summoned for presenting his case and answering agency’s questions under Section 37 of the FEMA in connection with a foreign exchange violation case,’ official sources said.
The case dates back to 2011 when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted Khan and his manager, Marrouf Ali Khan, at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here for allegedly carrying an undeclared $1.24 lakh and some other instruments in foreign currency.
The ED which is the central agency to probe such forex contraventions under the FEMA took over the case after this episode.
Emails and phone calls made by PTI to Khan’s associate and manager in Pakistan to elicit a response over the latest episode remained unanswered. Officials said ED had initiated the step after nearly finalising its over-an-year probe and after obtaining records of the said cash from RBI.