ED sent summons to actor Prakash Raj
New Delhi. In the Ponzi scheme scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided the famous Pranav Jewelers of Trichy, Tamil Nadu, after which the ED has also issued summons to actor Prakash Raj.
Because actor Prakash Raj was the brand ambassador of Pranab Jewellers. He has been the face of the advertisement of this jeweler company. But as soon as Pranav Jewelers’ actions were revealed, he maintained silence. Late this evening, ED has summoned Prakash Raj and called him for questioning.
According to ED sources, during the search operation under PMLA at the famous Pranav Jewelers of Trichy, Tamil Nadu, many such documents were found which gave information about suspicious transactions worth about Rs 23 lakh 70 thousand. Not only this, ED has also seized 11 kg 60 grams of gold jewelery during the search. The Enforcement Directorate registered a case under PMLA against Pranav Jewelers following an FIR registered by the Economic Offenses Wing of Trichy.
In this FIR, it is alleged that Pranav Jewelers got the public to invest about Rs 100 crore in a gold related Ponzi scheme by promising huge returns. But, later Pranav Jewelers went back on its promise and closed all the showrooms in Tamil Nadu overnight. Pranav Jeweler had big showrooms in cities like Chennai, Erode, Nagercoil, Madurai, Kumbakonam and Puducherry where people had invested Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore in this gold scheme, but later everyone was cheated.
