ED seeks revocation of Lalit Modi’s passport

Mumbai : The Enforcement Directorate has reportedly requested the Mumbai passport authority to revoke the passport of sacked Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi, who is facing criminal charges and accused of money laundering of more than Rs 400 crore.

The ED latest action comes after Modi reportedly refused to cooperate with the former in an investigation.

Last month the ED had issued an international Blue Notice Alert for detention of Modi for alleged “contraventions” of the foreign exchange law after its probe into the finances of the T20 cricket tournaments.

The ED believed that Modi has been allegedly involved in contraventions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999, in connection with the IPL.

The ED’s reported step on passport revocation of Modi comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lodged a complaint with the Chennai police about criminal offences on the former IPL boss.