The (Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and DJ Aqeel for questioning in the Sterling Biotech alleged bank fraud and money laundering probe case.
The actor and the popular disc jockey (DJ) have been asked to depose before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as it has got evidence that the duo was paid some money by the Gujarat-based pharma major in the past, sources said.
The two celebrities will be questioned about the circumstances of these payments made out of the proceeds of crime identified in the case and their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said.
While Morea, also a model, has worked in a number of Hindi films, Aqeel is a popular DJ. The agency last week had made one of its largest PMLA attachments and frozen assets worth Rs 9,778 crore of the group in India and abroad. Attachments worth over Rs 4,500 crore relating to the group has already been confirmed earlier.
The alleged Rs 8,100 crore bank loan fraud was allegedly perpetrated by the Vadodara-based group and its main promoters Nitin Sandesara, Chetan Sandesara and Deepti Sandesara, all of whom are evading the law enforcement agencies.
The Sandesaras are also under probe for their alleged nexus with some high-profile politicians by the ED as also by the CBI and the Income Tax Department under criminal sections relating to money laundering, corruption and tax evasion respectively.