ED summons Prakash Raj in Rs 100 cr Ponzi scam

Actor Prakash Raj has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with an alleged Rs 100 crore ponzi and fraud case against a Tiruchirapalli-based jewellery group. Prakash Raj (58), a vocal critic of the BJP, has been a brand ambassador of this company. He has been



asked to depose before the ED in Chennai next week. 

The investigation pertains to a case against Pranav Jewellers, a partnership firm based in Tiruchirapalli, whom it had raided on November 20 and claimed to have seized 'unexplained' cash of Rs 23.70 lakh and some gold jewellery.