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TV actors Karan Wahi and Krystle D'Souza seem to be in trouble. In fact, on July 3, both of them were questioned by the ED (Enforcement Directorate) in Mumbai in a money laundering case. These TV celebs are being questioned about their involvement in online forex trading through the OctaFX trading app.
Karan became popular with the TV show 'Dil Mil Gaye'.
Summons were also sent to Nia Sharma
ED has also summoned TV actor Nia Sharma in connection with the promotion of online trading app. She will also be called to ED office soon for questioning.
ED conducted raids in April
First of all, Pune Police had registered a case in this matter at Shivaji Nagar Police Station, which was later taken over by ED and started investigation.
It is alleged that illegal online forex trading was being done in India through the international broker OctaFX trading app. Permission was not taken from RBI for this, due to which ED registered a case and started investigation.
In this case, ED had also raided Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi in April 2024. During this, ED had recovered many digital evidences and documents. Also, bank funds worth about Rs 2.5 crore were frozen.
Crystal has worked in hit TV serials like 'Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna'.
OctaFX is an online trading app
OctaFX is an online trading app. This app has done trading worth Rs 500 crore in India so far.
This trading forex app was being promoted on social media by TV actor Karan Wahi and actress Krystle D'Souza. Both of them had also charged a huge fee for this, due to which they came under the radar of ED.