As investigations continued to find out the source of the huge amount of foreign currency, the three men were freed after being asked by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to surrender their passports and appear again for questioning after three days
They have been asked not to leave the country until further order. They have surrendered their Passports to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. Official sources said that Rahat and two others Maroof and Chitresh Shirivastava have been asked to appear before DRI on February 17 again.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at the IGI airport here by revenue intelligence sleuths after he and two of his troupe members were caught allegedly carrying worth 60 lakh rupees foreign currency with out any declaration. Rahat and two of his troupe members were extensively questioned.
In a related development, sleuths of DRI carried out searches at an event management company in Mumbai in connection with alleged recovery of foreign currency. Sources privy to the investigations claimed that the sleuths found 51 lakh rupees in cash which was seized besides some documents which could be helpful in the probe being carried out by the DRI .During the day Pakistan Television said that Interior minister Rehman Malik has directed its envoy in New Delhi to extend legal support to the singer. Some members of the commission also visited DRI Delhi office during the day where the singer was questioned.