Actor Mahesh Babu is again in the news. He has requested a new date to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
The reason is that he is currently shooting abroad. Sai Surya Developers and Surana Group, which the actor had endorsed in the past for some projects, are under the scanner of ED. The actor has been summoned regarding the developers. Mahesh Babu was scheduled to appear before the ED office located at Basheerbagh in Hyderabad on April 28.
Gupta and Surana are accused of committing fraud, including selling plots in unauthorised layouts, selling the same plot to multiple people, and giving false registration guarantees. These are according to some reports and the ED also suspects an illegal transaction of Rs 100 has been made.
Further investigations revealed that Sai Surya Developers had allegedly paid Rs 5.9 crore to Mahesh Babu for promoting their projects. Of this, Rs 3.4 crore was reportedly paid through cheques. The rest were paid through cash.
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