Was Rahat ’singing’ inside DRI office?

The Pakistani singer was questioned for nine hours

Was Rahat 'singing' inside DRI office?

The Pakistani singer was questioned for nine hours

What was Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the renowned Pakistani singer, doing inside the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) office for about nine hours?

He's back: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrives at DRI office in
New Delhi on Thursday. PIC/Imtiyaz Khan

At about 2 pm on Thursday, Khan entered the DRI office in New Delhi along with four others and was there till 10 pm. "He was questioned extensively regarding his financial transactions. However, this nine -hour long questioning hints that there is more to the case that what meets the eye," sources said.

When asked whether Rahat and his accomplices would be apprehended or a case would be lodged against them, the DRI officials refused to comment. DRI sources said besides Rahat, his manager Maroof, owner of an event management company Chitresh Shrivastava, and two employees of Mumbai-based Foreign Exchange firm were interrogated at length about the source of the money and their statements were being recorded. Sources added that there was a possibility of a case being registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against the 37-year-old singer and two of his associates.

The Pakistani singer and his troupe was detained on February 13 at Indira Gandhi International Airport while they were on their way to Lahore via Dubai for allegedly carrying USD 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency. As per norms, no one can carry cash beyond $5,000 and $5,000 in other instruments undeclared while travelling abroad.

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