ED books producer Prerna Arora in money laundering case, alleged fraud of Rs 31 crore

New Delhi: Toilet Ek Prem Katha producer Prerna Arore has been booked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged money laundering to the tune of Rs 21 crore. As per reports, the ED has charged the Bollywood producer for doing a fraud of Rs 31 crore. She is also known for producing Akshay starrer Padman.

The film producer however didn’t turn up before the ED for questioning today. Her lawyers came to the ED office on her behalf and sought time for further probe.

The producer has also been part of films like Kedarnath, Rustom, Fanney Khan, and Pari, among other projects.

Prerna Arora has had a brush with law enforcement agencies earlier also. In 2018, she was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), the then director of KriArj Entertainment Private Limited for allegedly cheating Bollywood producer Vashu Bhagnani of ₹31.6 crore. She was charged under IPC sections. An HT report said that she along with other colleagues was charged by EOW officials for inducing Vashu Bhagnani to provide finance for the films Padman and Kedarnath.

Reports said that as per the agreement, producers had to share first tranche of revenue with Vashu but they ended up selling the rights to other financial organizations for better revenue. They concealed this fact from Vashu Bhagnani & failed to return the amount, resulting in a wrongful loss of Rs 31.6 crore as per documents.