Rahat Fateh Ali Khan under investigation for alleged money laundering and currency smuggling
FIA is investigating the singer for currency smuggling and money laundering
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is reported to be under investigation for alleged money laundering and currency smuggling!
As reported, Federal Investigation Agency has formally launched an investigation against renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
According to the sources, FIA has managed to procure records regarding the singer’s assets for the last nine years.
The information contains details of his declared income in his wealth statement and income tax returns.
The data handed over to the FIA by the Federal Board of Revenue is from the years 2014 to 2022, according to the news source.
This is not the first time that Rahat Ali Khan is facing the music.
Back in 2011, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was briefly detained for allegedly carrying $124,000 in undeclared cash at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi.
He was detained for interrogation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials and was released 28 hours later.
The DRI officials informed that the foreign currency was not declared to the Customs officials after the immigration checks. Rahat and his troupe were on their way back to Lahore via Dubai.
