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Armed with his contract papers, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, appeared at the office of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence as directed. The singer was accompanied by his aide Maroof and his Indian agent Chitresh Srivastav.
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Saturday slapped the charges of Foreign Exchange Management Act and Customs Act violation against Pakistani Sufi Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof in connection with recovery of huge undeclared foreign currency from them at the New Delhi airport.
Rahat had reportedly told his interrogators that Event Manager Chitresh had allegedly handed over money to him at the airport before boarding the Emirates Delhi-Lahore-Dubai flight.
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and two of his troupe members were released on Monday evening pending investigations into recovery of foreign exchange case.
The singer was detained at New Delhi Indira Gandhi International airport on Sunday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials after he and two of his troupe members were caught allegedly carrying $1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) in undeclared foreign currency.
'Just because he is a Pakistani, the issue was blown out of proportion,' feels Mahesh Bhatt.
Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was questioned on Friday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials for allegedly carrying $ 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency.
Official sources said the ED will focus on the event managers and will also issue summons to them under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to explain how they got the foreign exchange that was paid to the singer.
A senior DRI official, under condition of anonymity, told rediff.com that there was severe diplomatic pressure for the singer's release.
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Pakistan singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence with $ 1.24 lakh undeclared currency, has left the country after paying a fine of Rs.15 lakh. Official sources said Khan left by an Emirates flight to Lahore via Dubai on Tuesday evening.
Earlier, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials questioned the singer extensively to find out where the money came from and why it was not declared.
The government has decided to extend the visa of noted Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained by revenue enforcement authorities at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying US $ 1.24 lakh.
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