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Rahat,
manager fined Rs.1.5 mn each
Sunday February 20, 2011 08:03:35 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof Ali
were Sunday fined Rs.1.5 million ($33,000) each for carrying
undeclared foreign currency while trying to leave India earlier
this month, sources said.
The artiste and his manager, who were charged under the Foreign
Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and Customs Act, will have to pay
the fine immediately to have their passports and other documents
returned.
Rahat and his 16-member troupe was detained at Delhi's Indira
Gandhi International Airport Feb 13 for carrying $142,000 in cash
and cheques when they were going to catch a flight to Dubai for
onward journey to Karachi.
Rahat was released Feb 14 after hours of questioning by officials
of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
As per norms, no one can carry beyond $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in
other instruments. The person has to declare the amount if he is
carrying more than this to the Customs Department.
The duo is expected to return to Lahore later in the day after
they get back their passports.
Rahat, the nephew of legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, is
popular both in India and Pakistan. Several of his hit songs from
Indian films are a rage on both sides of the border, for which he
has won several awards, including the recent Filmfare award for "Dil
to Bacha Hai Ji".
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