ED raids the premises of Shekhar Suman’s associate Dharmesh Sangani, phone thrown from 13th floor to destroy evidence…

ED on Friday raided the premises of Dharmesh Sangani, an associate of actor Shekhar Suman. This action has been taken regarding undisclosed foreign assets and suspicious cross-border transactions. He has come under the scanner of ED due to allegations of running foreign bank accounts in Canada, America and UAE. Actually, Sanghani runs a company ‘Kalani Impex’. He is believed to have a stake in film production and is a close associate of Shekhar Suman.

Shekhar Suman’s Film Academy came under investigation

According to the media, an official said that Dharmesh Sanghani’s relations with ‘Shekhar Suman Film Academy’ are also being investigated. There is news that he may be the co-founder of this institute. An official statement said that the ED had conducted raids on ‘Kalani Impex Private Limited’ and its active director Sanghani under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). During the raid it was revealed that the money which was supposed to come to India has not reached India even after a long time has passed.

Evidence related to foreign assets and bank accounts found

The investigating agency said- ‘The export proceeds were not received from some foreign buyers. Nor was permission taken from the authorized dealer bank to extend the time. No documentary effort was made to recover the amount. ED’s investigation revealed that the export money was received from a third party other than the consignee or buyer mentioned in the export invoice or shipping bill.

ED said- ‘During the action, evidence related to undisclosed foreign assets and foreign bank accounts was also found. For example, Dharmesh Sanghani was found to have a large stake in a Canadian company, about which no information was given. Information about the concerned foreign bank account and transactions related to it was also not given to the right authorities. In another case, a UAE business entity has been identified, about which no information was given. So far, foreign bank accounts without information have been identified in Canada, US and UAE.

Dharmesh Sangani tried to erase digital evidence

ED also alleges that during the raid, Dharmesh Sanghani tried to destroy digital evidence. Officials said, when the ED team reached his hideout, he threw his mobile phone down from the 13th floor. A complaint has also been made about this matter to Mumbai Police.