Rana Ayyub Stopped At Airport After ED Issues Lookout Notice In Connection With Money-Laundering Case
On February 10th, 2022, assets of over Rs. 1.77 crores that belonged to Rana Ayyub were seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after a complaint was filed by Indirapuram Police Station, Ghaziabad, accusing the journalist of acquiring money from the public under the false pretext of charity. A money-laundering probe by ED suggested that there were irregularities in the many charitable funds raised by public donors which were connected to her. And now, Rana Ayyub was stopped at the Mumbai Airport from boarding a flight and it has to do with the fact that the ED has issued a lookout notice in her name.
Rana Ayyub took to Twitter to share that she was stopped by authorities at the Mumbai Airport from boarding a flight to London due to the fact that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout notice in her name. She also alleged that the agency sent a summon for her to appear on April 1, 2022, at the last minute.
I was stopped today at the Indian immigration while I was about to board my flight to London to deliver my speech on the intimidation of journalists with @ICFJ . I was to travel to Italy right after to deliver the keynote address at the @journalismfest on the Indian democracy
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) March 29, 2022
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In her tweet, Rana Ayyub wrote, “I was stopped today at the Indian immigration while I was about to board my flight to London to deliver my speech on the intimidation of journalists with @ICFJ . I was to travel to Italy right after to deliver the keynote address at the @journalismfest on the Indian democracy”. In another tweet, the journalist added, “All these events with @julieposetti @DoughtyStIntl @journalismfest have been planned and publicised all over my social media for weeks. Yet, curiously the Enforcement directorate summon arrived in my mail much after I was stopped at the immigration. What do you fear ?”
All these events with @julieposetti @DoughtyStIntl @journalismfest have been planned and publicised all over my social media for weeks. Yet, curiously the Enforcement directorate summon arrived in my mail much after I was stopped at the immigration. What do you fear ?
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) March 29, 2022
The author was scheduled to attend an event on April 1 with top jurors, diplomats, and editors from around the world. However, on the same day, Rana Ayyub was summoned by the ED to appear before them with regard to the money-laundering case.
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As per reports, Rana Ayyub said to a news portal, “I had tweeted about all the events three weeks in advance. My flight was at 3 PM today (Tuesday). The immigration people were confused. An hour after back and forth, the ED told the immigration to tell me that they are sending me a summons to appear on April 1. The summons was received by me today on mail around 2 PM, exactly an hour before departure.” She further added that she has been to every summoning and even has submitted all the documents required by the law enforcement agency.
Well, with everything that is going on and the facts that are coming to light, it is difficult to tell what is the truth and what is the lie. All we can do is wait and see where the case goes.
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