Film producer Prerna Arora has been charged with money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Her credits include producing the Akshay Kumar-starring movies Toilet Ek Prem Katha and Pad Man. Prerna is allegedly charged with fraud totaling 31 crore.
Prerna Arora apparently received a summons on Wednesday, but she did not show up for the ED. Apparently, her attorney bought her extra time by travelling to the ED office on her behalf. He informed the authorities that Prerna was currently out of town conducting business. Among other films, she has contributed to Kedarnath, starring Sara Ali Khan, Rustom, Fanney Khan, and Pari.
Prerna Arora is the producer of Toilet Ek Prem Katha
On Wednesday, news agency ANI tweeted, “The money laundering case against Bollywood producer Prerna Arora is of ₹31 crores… ED summoned her today but she did not appear as she is not in Mumbai. On her behalf, her lawyer reached the ED office and sought time.”
Earlier in 2018, officers of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Prerna Arora, the then director of motion picture production house, KriArj Entertainment Private Limited, for allegedly cheating film producer Vashu Bhagnani of ₹31.6 crore. She was charged under sections 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
According to a Hindustan Times report from 2018, Prerna along with other accused KriArj co-owners Arjun N Kapoor and Pratima Arora allegedly induced Vashu to provide finance for the films Padman and Kedarnath.