In relation with a money laundering case in Guwahati, top actress Tamannaah was grilled by the officials of Enforcement Directorate for 9 hours yesterday. The probe was linked to the ‘HPZ Token’ mobile app which duped several investors on the pretext of mining Bitcoins and cryptocurrencies. Tamannaah was present at the ED Zonal office located in Guwahati and her statement was recorded as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Tamannaah was the brand ambassador for HPZ Token mobile app and she received funds for promoting the app.

There are no incriminating charges made against Tamannaah. Out of the 299 entities, 76 are China based entities and they are named accused in the case. The Enforcement Directorate officials have filed a case in March and Tamannaah was investigated in the past. Searches were conducted across the country by ED and Rs 455 crore worth immovable assets and deposits were seized. Tamannaah and her mother arrived at the ED office at 1.30 PM and she was questioned for nine hours.