Thursday, November 12, 2015

ED grills @iamsrk, Congress smells a rat

Enforcement Directorate has recorded the statement of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in a matter of alleged irregularities in the sale of shares of Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd (KRSPL) to a Mauritius-based company.

The case, dating back to 2008-09, pertains to the share sale of KRSPL, owned by Khan’s Red Chillies along with Juhi Chawla and her husband, to a Mauritius-based company owned by Chawla’s husband Jay Mehta.


ED is probing allegations that shares sold to the Jay Mehta-owned Sea Island INVESTMENTS were undervalued by eight to nine times. Khan had faced ED once in 2011 when he was questioned about alleged foreign exchange violation of around Rs 100 crore.


Amidst the attack on Shah Rukh Khan by saffron leaders over his "growing intolerance" remarks, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi claimed he had aired such views following an "Enforcement Directorate notice" even as her party distanced itself from similar comments by Yogi Adityanath.