ED questioned Tamannaah Bhatia in Guwahati in money laundering case

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia is constantly getting into trouble. On Thursday, October 17, 2024, ED had called Tamannaah Bhatia for questioning in Guwahati in connection with the money laundering case. Let us tell you that this case is related to the HPZ Token mobile app, which has allegedly defrauded many investors under the guise of bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining.

Tamannaah Bhatia questioned by ED

In fact, according to PTI reports, Tamannaah Bhatia received payment for a 'celebrity appearance' at an event related to the HPZ Token app, which is currently being investigated for money laundering activities. The report states that no 'criminal' charges have been leveled against Tamannaah Bhatia. She was summoned earlier as well, but postponed her appearance due to work commitments, eventually deciding to appear on Thursday.

299 institutions were made accused

At the same time, a total of 299 entities have been accused in the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March, of which 76 are controlled by Chinese interests. Of these, 10 directors are of Chinese origin, while two entities are managed by foreign nationals from other countries. The ED is investigating money laundering on the basis of FIRs lodged against several individuals associated with the app. They are accused of deceiving naïve investors by promising astronomical returns through bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining.

Tamannaah Bhatia gave her statement under PMLA

According to the report, the police revealed that the HPZ Token mobile application was used by the accused to defraud investors. They opened bank accounts and merchant IDs linked to the app through shell companies operated by dummy directors to hide their illegal activities. The FIR alleges that these funds were fraudulently obtained for investing in illegal online gaming, betting and bitcoin mining. Tamanna Bhatia gave her statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at the ED regional office in Guwahati.

Tamannaah Bhatia was seen in Stree 2

Meanwhile, on the work front, Tamannaah Bhatia was last seen in the film 'Veda' directed by Nikhil Advani, where she starred alongside John Abraham, Sharvari Wagh, Abhishek Banerjee and Kshitij Chauhan. Additionally, she did a cameo in Stree 2, which also featured Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao as well as Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Banerjee in lead roles. The film was directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Jyoti Deshpande.

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