Rakul Preet Singh has strongly objected to reports linking her to an Income Tax search and allegations concerning financial transactions and properties. The actor said the IT search was not related to her and urged media outlets and online reporters to verify facts before publishing sensational reports.
In a strongly worded statement, Rakul said that she has built her career through hard work and has no connection to the allegations being circulated. She also denied involvement in illegal foreign remittances and categorically rejected any suggestion that she holds benami properties in India or abroad.
Rakul further appealed to those who published what she described as false, malicious and speculative reports to retract them and clarify the facts.
Rakul Preet Singh’s statement in full:
“It’s heartbreaking to see that There’s a growing trend amongst the self styled online reporters & some main stream media journalists to sensationalise the news without verifying facts.
Let’s therefore set the record straight once for all. The IT search was not pertaining to me. Let it be known that I am from the Armed Forces background & had no Godfather in the Industry. I have come up through sheer hardwork & as a responsible law abiding citizen have been paying my due taxes since the age of 20 years.
I am not involved in any kind of illegal Foreign remittance in personal capacity or on behalf of any Production house. I would also add here that I do not hold any Benami property on behalf of anyone anywhere in the country or abroad. Neither ANYONE has EVER gifted me any property at anytime nor do I accept such expensive gifts as a principle.
I urge all those who published these false, malicious and speculative reports to retract them and clarify the facts.
I understand that everyone running a media business however big has their own commercial pressures. But it cannot come at the cost of facts. And certainly not at the cost of someone’s reputation and livelihood.”
