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Customs sleuths give clean
chit to Aishwarya
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Bollywood glamour girl Aishwarya Rai
was Monday questioned and given a clean chit by sleuths of
the customs department in connection with the recovery of euros
23,000 (Rs.3.7 million) from a mystery parcel sent to her from
The Netherlands last week.
Accompanied by her lawyer Girish Kulkarni, Hindi film industry's
highest paid actress was quizzed for nearly two hours at the
Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport.
Giving Aishwarya a clean chit, the officials said the
matter has been sorted out but did not elaborate.
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"The actor was questioned for nearly two hours and as far as the
actor was concerned it has been clarified. We will, however,
continue with our investigation on the consignee," said A.K.
Prasad, Commissioner Customs (Western Zone).
He, however, did not rule out the possibility of Aishwarya
knowing the sender.
"A complete picture will only emerge after the completion of the
investigations," Prasad told reporters.
The former Miss World denied any involvement in the case and
flew back to Jaipur where she is currently shooting for Ashutosh
Gowarikar's film "Akbar Jodha".
Customs officials said the package from the Netherlands, which
also contained electronic items and branded shirts, did not
arouse much interest initially, but it was the
Aishwarya's name and address (of her Bandra residence in
northwest suburban Mumbai) on the parcel that made them have a
second look. It was only then that they
stumbled upon the foreign currency.
"The manner in which the money was hidden in a packet between
electronic goods like DVD player and mobile phones among other
things was disturbing," Prasad said.
Aishwarya's father Krishna Rai, had met the customs
officials at Ballard Pier customs headquarters in south Mumbai
Nov 15 to clarify her position as she was in Jaipur..
IANS
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