New Delhi:
A day after Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for possessing illegal foreign currency, the Department of Revenue Intelligence is questioning him to find out where the money came from and why it was not declared.
The 37-year-old singer is expected to be produced in court today.
Meanwhile, concerned over his arrest, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the High Commission in Delhi to keep a close eye on proceedings. Three embassy officials are at the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Delhi, where Rahat is being questioned.
Pakistani officials got in touch with Indian High Commission in Islamabad and have asked to be kept informed about the developments in the case.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was held at the Delhi airport on Sunday night for carrying undeclared currency worth $ 1, 24, 000. He was flying out to Dubai when he was intercepted by personnel from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). His manager Chitresh Srivastava was also detained.
The foreign currency was not declared to Customs officials after the immigration checks, a DRI official said.
"The DRI officers found altogether $ 1, 24,000 which is equivalent to about Rs. 60 lakh. $ 24,000 were found from the baggage carried by Rahat while the remaining $ 50,000 each were found from the baggage of two troupe members," Central Board of Excise and Customs Chairman S Dutt Majumdar said.
The 37-year-old singer is expected to be produced in court today.
Meanwhile, concerned over his arrest, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the High Commission in Delhi to keep a close eye on proceedings. Three embassy officials are at the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Delhi, where Rahat is being questioned.
Pakistani officials got in touch with Indian High Commission in Islamabad and have asked to be kept informed about the developments in the case.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was held at the Delhi airport on Sunday night for carrying undeclared currency worth $ 1, 24, 000. He was flying out to Dubai when he was intercepted by personnel from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). His manager Chitresh Srivastava was also detained.
The foreign currency was not declared to Customs officials after the immigration checks, a DRI official said.
"The DRI officers found altogether $ 1, 24,000 which is equivalent to about Rs. 60 lakh. $ 24,000 were found from the baggage carried by Rahat while the remaining $ 50,000 each were found from the baggage of two troupe members," Central Board of Excise and Customs Chairman S Dutt Majumdar said.
