Aishwarya Rai Sought Over Customs Offence.

15-11-2006 06:51

Aishwarya Rai Sought Over Customs Offence.... Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai is being sought by Indian customs officials who want to quiz her about a seized a parcel addressed to her, containing 23,000 Euros in cash.The packet was discovered in Mumbai last month (Oct06) and the cash - worth $30,000 (£16,600) - found inside.It violated customs laws because no reference to the money was made on a declaration form on the packet. It is also illegal to receive more than 5,000 Rupees ($110/£58/84 Euros) by post. Officials will question the former Miss World next week (begs20Nov06) to discover if she was aware of the package - sent by a unnamed man in the Netherlands.The offence is punishable with a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine.