Liger cash laundering probe: Vijay Deverakonda on Wednesday appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to the investigation regarding the sourcing of funds for his latest movie Liger. The actor appeared earlier than ED officers on the company’s regional workplace in Hyderabad. The central company is investigating the alleged violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). As per sources, Vijay Deverakonda is being questioned about sources of funding for the film, his remuneration and funds made to different actors together with American boxer Mike Tyson.

On November 17, the ED officers grilled movie director Puri Jagannadh and actor-turned-producer Charmme Kaur all through the day. They have been questioned in regards to the supply of funding for Hindi-Telugu film ‘Liger’ which was launched in August this yr. ALSO READ: ED questions Liger makers Puri Jagannadh and Charmme for 12 hours over ‘money investment’

American boxer Mike Tyson additionally performed an prolonged cameo within the film reported to have been produced with a finances of about Rs 125 crore. Starring Vijay and Ananya Panday within the lead, the movie had mega shoots in Las Vegas. It, nonetheless, bombed on the box-office.

The ED took up the investigation after Congress chief Bakka Judson lodged a grievance in regards to the funding into the film by means of doubtful routes. Judson had complained that even politicians had invested cash in Liger. He claimed that the buyers discovered it the best method of turning their black cash into white.

The ED officers are reported to have questioned the director and producer in regards to the allegations that crores of rupees have been invested into the making of the film from international nations allegedly in violation of FEMA.

The investigating company suspects that a number of corporations had transferred funds to the accounts of the filmmakers. They have been requested to offer particulars of those that had remitted the cash and the way the funds have been made to international actors together with Mike Tyson and technical crew.

(With IANS inputs)

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