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| FEMA slapped on Rahat, Maroof; Probe over | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence today slapped charges of FEMA and Customs Act violation against Pakistani Sufi Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof in connection with recovery of huge undeclared foreign currency from them at the airport here.
DRI, which detained the duo from Indira Gandhi International Airport on February 13 with allegedly undeclared USD 1.24 lakh (nearly Rs 60 Lakh) and some other instruments too in foreign currency, has completed its probe and sent the matter for adjudication which will be done by Commissioner Customs (Airports), official sources said.
Commissioner may impose heavy penalty on the duo for violations of the law, they said. Investigations against event manager Chitresh Shrivastava, who is also under detention, and two foreign exchange dealers of Mumbai, would continue, the sources said.
Agency conducted exhaustive questioning of Rahat and Maroof about money, regarding payments received during shows in the country and channels of money transfer. It had also questioned number of other persons in the case which included his event managers.
Meanwhile, agency sleuths had also swooped down the premises of “Eyeline Telefilm and Events” in Mumbai, owned by Chitresh Shrivastava, elder brother of Bollywood singer Aadesh Shrivastava, and searched the premises, they said.
Sources privy to investigations claimed that sleuths found Rs 51 lakh in cash from the company which was seized besides some documents which could be helpful in probe being carried out by DRI. Rahat and his entire 16-member troupe, including Maroof and the event manager, were detained by the authorities.
Troupe was on in its way to Lahore via Dubai. As per norms, no one can carry beyond USD 5,000 in cash and USD 5,000 in other instruments. A person has to declare the amount if he is carrying more than this to the Customs Department.
According to sources, the payments by an event manager to Rahat were made in Indian currency and US dollars and these people were allegedly found converting the dollars to Indian rupees “through unauthorized channels”.
Rahat is rated as a one of the top playback singers of Hindi film industry who has several hit numbers to his credit. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer this year for ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji’ from the movie ‘Ishqiya’. (Agencies)
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