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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has called Telugu actor Mahesh Babu for questioning in a money laundering investigation involving Hyderabad-based real estate companies, as reported by news agency PTI on Tuesday (22 April 2025). Mahesh Babu, 49, has been directed to appear at the ED’s Hyderabad office on 28 April. This follows the ED’s raids conducted last week at various locations in Hyderabad, targeting real estate firms Surana Group and Sai Surya Developers.
The probe, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), focuses on the alleged delays in delivering real estate projects, per PTI. The owner of Sai Surya Developers, Kancharla Satish Chandra Gupta, is under police scrutiny for reportedly failing to deliver a project called ‘Green Meadows,’ for which Mahesh Babu served as brand ambassador. ED summons Actor Mahesh Babu in realty fraud probe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday summoned actor Mahesh Babuon April 28 in connection with probes into alleged money laundering by two Hyderabad real estate groups accused of defrauding buyers.
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pic.twitter.com/aYpTefjAUJ — Sudhakar Udumula (@sudhakarudumula) April 22, 2025 According to PTI sources, the actor is not currently an accused and may not be implicated in the scam.
They suggested he likely endorsed the real estate projects without knowledge of the alleged fraud. PTI sources further noted that the ED is examining transactions amounting to ₹5.9 crore, which the actor received as endorsement fees through cheques and cash from the implicated companies.
The ED’s case originates from a Telangana Police complaint against Sathish Chandra Gupta of Sai Surya Developers, Narendra Surana of Bhagyanagar Properties Ltd., and others, accused of “defrauding” and “cheating” investors by collecting advances for plot sales involving substantial sums, PTI reported. REPORTS: #MaheshBabu has been issued summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Sai Surya Developers and Surana Group case.
The ED has asked him to appear for questioning on the 27th of this month. Reportedly Mahesh Babu received Rs 5.9 crore from Sai.
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twitter.com/qvjNkf0P1K — Gulte (@GulteOfficial) April 22, 2025 The accused allegedly ran “fraudulent” schemes, including unauthorized land layouts, selling the same plots to multiple buyers, accepting payments without proper agreements, and making false promises about plot registrations, according to the ED’s statement released after the raids. “By cheating the general public with predetermined and dishonest intention, they generated proceeds of crime which were diverted and laundered for wrongful gain to themselves and related entities,” the ED had said.
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