Aishwarya Rai appears before ED in Panama Papers case

Bollywood actor and former beauty queen, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Panama Papers case. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appeared before the central agency's Delhi office after she had sought adjournments on two occasions earlier.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's name featured in the list of 500 Indians who were named in the Panama Papers in which 11.5 million tax documents were leaked, exposing several world leaders and celebrities who had allegedly stashed away money abroad in offshore companies. Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya's father-in-law, was also named in the list. 

Aishwarya Rai's husband, actor Abhishek Bacchan, was also summoned for questioning by the ED recently. The summons to Aishwarya and Abhishek were issued under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.The Panama Papers case is being probed by an SIT consisting of officers from ED, Income Tax, and other agencies.