Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Rakul Preet Singh Denies Links to Reported Income Tax Searches
Rakul Preet Singh responded to news reports about Income Tax searches connected to film-related businesses and people.
She said the search was not about her.
She denied sending money abroad illegally or doing so for a production house.
She also denied holding hidden property for anyone or receiving property as a gift.
Rakul said she has paid taxes since she was 20.
She asked news outlets to correct reports she described as false and harmful.
Reports said officials searched 12 locations in Mumbai.
The searches reportedly concerned money suspected of being sent overseas for film projects.
Officials had not publicly said what they found or confirmed any tax violations.
Rakul Preet Singh said the reported Income Tax search was not related to her.
She denied illegal foreign remittances, holding benami property, or receiving property as a gift.
She said she has paid taxes since age 20 and urged media outlets to retract reports she called false and speculative.
Reports said searches took place at 12 locations in Mumbai over suspected funds routed overseas for film projects.
Authorities had not publicly disclosed investigation findings or confirmed tax violations.
- Who
- Actress Rakul Preet Singh and the Income Tax Department.
- What
- Rakul denied that the reported search was related to her and denied illegal foreign remittances and benami property.
- When
- The searches were reported on September 28; Rakul's statement was reported on October 5.
- Where
- The reported searches took place at 12 locations in Mumbai.
- Why
- Reports said the searches concerned suspected overseas routing of funds for film-production ventures.
Rakul Preet Singh's position
Reported investigation
Connection to the searches
Rakul Preet Singh's position
Rakul said the search was not related to her and urged outlets to correct reports linking her to it.
Reported investigation
News reports described searches at locations linked to film personalities and production entities as part of an investigation; authorities had not publicly confirmed specific findings.
Alleged financial activity
Rakul Preet Singh's position
Rakul denied illegal foreign remittances, including on behalf of a production house, and denied holding benami property.
Reported investigation
Reports said investigators were examining suspected funds routed overseas for film projects, but no confirmed violations by Rakul had been publicly disclosed.
- Reported search locations
- 12 locations in Mumbai
- Reported search date
- September 28
- Rakul's statement
- Reported on October 5
- Tax history claim
- Rakul said she has paid taxes since age 20
- Her denials
- She denied illegal foreign remittances, holding benami property, and receiving property as a gift
- Reported investigation focus
- Suspected funds routed overseas for film-production ventures
- Publicly disclosed findings
- Authorities had not publicly disclosed findings or confirmed tax violations
Sources
'Heartbreaking To See…': Rakul Preet Singh Breaks Silence On IT Searches, Denies Illegal Foreign Remittances And Benami Properties
'Paying Taxes Since I Was 20': Rakul Preet Singh Slams 'Malicious' Reports Of IT Searches Over Fund Irregularities
Rakul Preet Singh Breaks Silence On Misleading IT Raid Reports: Not Involved In Illegal Foreign Remittance