The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in connection with the Panama Papers case. World leaders, businessmen and celebrities whose names were revealed in the Panama Papers have been accused of allegedly hiding black money abroad and tax evasion. Aishwarya’s name was also included in these Panama Papers. Aishwarya Rai has been questioned in this connection.
According to reports, the Panama Papers that were leaked revealed that Aishwarya allegedly became the director of Amik Partners Pvt Ltd, a fictitious company formed in 2005 in the British Virgin Islands to hide black money. Not only Aishwarya but her father, mother and brother were also directors in this company. The initial paid-up capital of this company was 50 thousand dollars. Each share was priced at $1, and all directors held 12,500 shares. It is alleged that black money was sent out of the country through this shell i.e. fake company. In the year 2008, suddenly this company stopped working.
In the case of the Panama Papers, the name of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was also revealed. It was told in the media reports that Amitabh Bachchan was made a director in 4 shell companies to hide black money abroad. Three of these companies were in the Bahamas while one company was registered in the British Virgin Islands. These companies were formed long ago around the year 1993. It has been told in the Panama Papers that the capital of these fake companies was a few thousand dollars but the business they were doing was worth millions of dollars. The ED had also questioned Abhishek Bachchan in this case.
Amitabh Bachchan gave clarification after his name surfaced in the Panama Papers case. Amitabh had said on the allegations of hiding black money abroad that he respects the law of the land and he has not become a director of any such companies which were claimed in the reports. He had also said that the Government of India is investigating this entire matter and he also wants to know why his name has been added to this matter. Amitabh had also said that he pays all his taxes as per the rules.
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