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Rakul Preet Singh denies reports of income tax raids on her properties
Rakul Preet Singh denies reports of income tax raids on her properties
Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh has strongly denied media reports claiming that income tax department raided premises linked to her and her father-in-law, producer Vashu Bhagnani. In a social media statement on Monday, 5 October, she called the reports 'false, misleading and malicious' and said the searches had nothing to do with her.
Singh said she comes from an armed forces background, has no godfather in the industry, and has been paying taxes regularly since age 20. She also denied any benami properties or illegal foreign transactions involving her or any production house. She urged media outlets to retract the reports and publish the facts.
Media reports on 28 September had said the IT department searched 12 locations linked to Singh and Bhagnani over alleged financial irregularities and sending money abroad in the name of film financing. There has been no comment from Bhagnani's side.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bhaskar.com leads with Singh's denial and her armed-forces background, framing the story as a rebuttal to 'false' reports, while Aaj Tak leads with the tax-evasion and money-transfer allegations that triggered the searches, then reports her denial. The outlets agree on the central facts: Singh paid taxes since age 20, owns no benami property, and the raid was not connected to her. Bhaskar provides more context, including Singh's past legal troubles (a brother named in a 2025 drug case and her name in the Sushant Singh Rajput case), while Aaj Tak omits these. The balanced reading is that Singh has offered a comprehensive denial, but the tax department has not confirmed or denied the searches, and the next steps are unclear.
Both reports note Singh will appear as Shurpanakha in Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana Part 1', releasing 6 November 2026.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): bhaskar.com (neutral report), aajtak.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
