Rana Ayyub stopped from flying abroad, ED asks her to join probe

New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped at the Mumbai international airport by the authorities from flying abroad in the wake of a ‘look out circular’ issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against her, officials said.

According to reports, the federal probe agency wants to question and record Ayyub’s statement in a money laundering case against her.

Rana Ayyub, 37-year old had reached the Mumbai international airport to board a flight to London where she was stopped by immigration authorities.

Following this, an ED team questioned her at the airport and later asked her to join the investigation.

She have been asked to reach the agency at its office here on April 1.

The incident was shared by Rana on her Twitter account.

I was stopped today at the Indian immigration while I was about to board my flight to London to deliver my speech on the intimidation of journalists with @ICFJ . I was to travel to Italy right after to deliver the keynote address at the @journalismfest on the Indian democracy

— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) March 29, 2022