Bar girl's googly to Lankan

Mumbai Mirror / Sep 3, 2005, 12:13 IST

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Police say Tannu acted as a conduit between Mumbai's bookies and a Lankan spin bowler.

Tarannum aka Tannu, the crorepati bar girl in news for her unaccounted wealth, acted as a conduit between city's top bookies and a Sri Lankan spin bowler.
Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate officials also suspect that Tannu carried out hawala transactions for some underworld gangs.
Over Rs 30 lakh in cash and jewellery were recovered in an I-T raid on Tannu's Versova residence on Tuesday.
I-T officials have pegged her total assets at an eye-popping Rs 1.10 crore.

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A senior Crime Branch officer, who is in possession of a list of Tannu's clients, said she was introduced to the Sri Lankan cricketer by a Bollywood villain in news recently for altercations.
Tannu danced at Deepa Bar in Vile Parle, where the Bollywood baddie was a frequent visitor. During one such visit, the actor took the Sri Lankan spinner along.
During Tuesday's I-T raid, the officials stumbled upon an SMS in her mobile which indicated her involvement in cricket betting.

The Crime Branch officials believes that the cash recovered from Tannu's house was meant to be delivered to the Lankan cricketer.
Rs 8.5 lakh in cash was recovered from another bar girl, Shaheen Khan's place at Grant Road in a separate I-T raid.
I-T officials suspect Shaheen too carried out hawala transactions for the underworld.
The Crime Branch is now focusing on several other bar girls suspected of links with the underworld and the cricket betting syndicate.

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