Pune-based Stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan's wife Rheema Khan on Wednesday moved an application before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against her.
Hasan Ali Khan is accused of stashing away black money in foreign banks besides tax evasion. In her application, Rheema pleaded she sought to quash proceedings initiated against her after she did not reply to summons.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged that Khan and Kolkata-based businessman Kashinath Tapuriah had laundered billions of dollars in foreign banks, of which a large chunk was obtained by Khan through the sale of weapons to international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
Tapuriah had also allegedly helped Khan in scurrying some contracts for supply of scrap to some top steel companies. Khan is facing the charge of stashing away billions of dollars in foreign banks with the help of Tapuriah.
He is also facing charges for evading tax to the tune of Rs70,000 crore.