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NEW DELHI: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at Delhi's IGI Airport on Sunday evening for attempting to leave the country with over $124,000. Sources said the popular artiste is likely to be arrested for trying to take foreign exchange way above the permitted limit out of the country.
The singer, along with his troupe of about 20, was scheduled to fly to Lahore on a 4pm Emirates flight after a series of performances in India. The directorate of revenue intelligence received a tip-off that Khan would be carrying a huge amount of foreign currency. At the airport, DRI officials recovered $50,000 from Khan's check-in baggage, another $50,000 from his aide's check-in baggage and $24,000 from an aide's hand baggage. The troupe was also carrying two demand drafts of $10,000 and $8,646.
Indian laws allow up to $5,000 in cash, or US$ 10,000 in traveller's cheques, to be taken abroad.
The singer, along with his troupe of about 20, was scheduled to fly to Lahore on a 4pm Emirates flight after a series of performances in India. The directorate of revenue intelligence received a tip-off that Khan would be carrying a huge amount of foreign currency. At the airport, DRI officials recovered $50,000 from Khan's check-in baggage, another $50,000 from his aide's check-in baggage and $24,000 from an aide's hand baggage. The troupe was also carrying two demand drafts of $10,000 and $8,646.
Indian laws allow up to $5,000 in cash, or US$ 10,000 in traveller's cheques, to be taken abroad.
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"Prima facie, this seems to be a violation of the Customs Act and the Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act. We are investigating how Khan managed to get and convert so much foreign exchange," said R K Sharma, additional director general (Delhi zone) DRI.
"Prima facie, this seems to be a violation of the Customs Act and the Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act. We are investigating how Khan managed to get and convert so much foreign exchange," said R K Sharma, additional director general (Delhi zone) DRI.
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