THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The high court has directed actress Amala Paul to appear before the Crime Branch in a case of alleged tax evasion by registering her luxury vehicle in Puducherry from 10 am to 1 pm on January 15.
The court gave the direction while considering the anticipatory bail plea filed by the actress.
According to police, Paul used fake documents to register her car in Puducherry to dodge the 20 per cent tax in Kerala on luxury cars costing Rs 20 lakh and above. The police said the actor, a resident of Kerala, had availed of vehicle loans from Kerala and got her vehicle registered in Puducherry.
She allegedly forged documents to show she was a resident of the union territory and registered the vehicle there to evade a motor tax of her luxury vehicle.
Actor Fahadh Faasil and Suresh Gopi, MP, were also involved in similar offences. Faasil, whose arrest was recorded by the Crime Branch, baled himself out of the embarrassment by remitting '17.68 L tax. The CB is pursuing the case against Suresh Gopi but he had got an order from the HC against arrest twice.
