South star Vijay Devarakonda appears before ED in Hyderabad, questioned in 'Liger' money laundering case

Vijay Devarakonda Appeared Before ED: South actor Vijay Devarakonda appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Hyderabad on Wednesday in connection with the FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) probe related to sourcing funds for his latest release film 'Liger'. Appeared. The ED is probing the alleged payments and sourcing of funds in connection with the multilingual film 'Liger'. According to information received from sources, Vijay Deverakonda is being questioned about the sources of funds for the film, payments made to him and other actors including American boxer Mike Tyson

ED has questioned the director of the film

Let us tell you that for the last few months, there is a lot of doubt among the investors of the 'Liger' film about the fund. The ED had recently questioned its director Puri Jagannath and his business partner Charmy Kaur for about 12 hours.

'Liger' flopped badly at the box office

'Liger' was a sports action drama film, which was shot in Menlo US (Las Vegas) with a budget of over Rs 125 crores. The film also featured ex-world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson. However, the film failed miserably upon release. Despite being released as a pan-India film, Liger managed to recover only half of its budget at the Indian box office on its theatrical run.

ED starts probe on Congress leader's complaint

The ED started the investigation after Congress leader Bakka Judson complained about suspicious investment in the film. Bakka Judson had said in the complaint that the politician had also invested money in 'Liger'. He also claimed that this was the easiest way for investors to convert their black money into white. At the same time, the investigating agency suspects that many companies had transferred money to the filmmakers' accounts. Currently, ED is investigating.

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