Yami Gautam summoned by ED in money laundering case; All you need to know

Yami Gautam money laundering case: Actor Yami Gautam has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before it on July 7 in an alleged money laundering case. She has been asked to record her statement next week in connection with alleged irregularities under FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act).

The actor, who recently tied the knot with director Aditya Dhar, has allegedly violated FEMA. She has been summoned for the second time. Gautam allegedly received foreign exchange transactions worth rupees one-and-a-half crore in her private bank account, which she did not inform authorities about, ANI reports said on Friday. More on the case here.

The actor and her husband had come back to Mumbai this week after their wedding in Himanchal Pradesh.

In 2017, actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan were also summoned by the Enforcement Directorate over allegations of FEMA violation. Their case was in connection with the selling of Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd (KRSPL) shares to a Mauritius-based firm. The ED had alleged that Shah Rukh Khan and his partners sold the shares at a value lesser than their actual worth which resulted in a loss of foreign exchange.

Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons actor Yami Gautam, asking her to appear before them next week to record her statement in connection with alleged irregularities under FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act).

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— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2021

Here's all you need to know about Yami Gautam money laundering case:

- The Vicky Donor actor was summoned and the case is being investigated by Zone 2 of the agency. This is the second time that Gautam has been summoned by the ED. She was asked to join the investigation in 2020 as well but failed to visit owing to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

- The second summons was issued by the Mumbai unit today (July 2). She has been asked to appear for questioning on July 7. The alleged violation includes a suspected foreign monetary transaction in her undisclosed bank account.

- Sources say certain transactions came under the scanner and after primary investigation, it was reportedly found that the bank accounts were connected to Yami Gautam, after which summons were issued, India Today reported.

- Gautam has been in the headlines after she surprised her fans by announcing her wedding with Uri: The Surgical Strike director Aditya Dhar.

- Gautam has Bhoot Police in her kitty where she will be seen sharing the screen space with Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. She is also a part of Dasvi co-starring Abhishek Bachchan and Nimrat Kaur and an untitled film with Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury which is supposed to be shot in Kolkata and Purulia in August. She has also resumed shooting for her upcoming thriller film, A Thursday.

- Last year, following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, several A-list celebrities were summoned by ED for interrogation in linked cases. More here.

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