The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in a money laundering case. The ED action is related to its investigation into a money laundering case involving Hyderabad-based real estate firms Sai Surya Developers and Surana Group. The actor has been summoned to appear for questioning on Monday (April 28).
The ED is probing Mahesh Babu’s financial dealings with Sai Surya Developers. ED sources say that a total of Rs 5.9 crore was paid to the actor to promote the group’s projects, of which Rs 3.4 crore was paid through official banking channels and the rest in cash. The ED is probing the legality and source of the monetary component.
The ED has also started investigating the case following several FIRs registered by the Telangana Police for cheating investors by taking advance money for plots and non-compliance with agreements.
On April 16, 2025, the agency had raided four places associated with both the groups. Documents of unaccounted cash transactions worth about Rs 100 crore were also seized during the searches conducted here. In addition, unaccounted cash worth a total of Rs 74.50 lakh was recovered from the premises of Narendra Surana and companies under the Surana group.
