RAWALPINDI: Investigators in the money laundering case against supermodel Ayyan Ali have begun to look into her property and assets inside the country following her claim that she made over half a million dollars through the sale of property.

A four-member investigation team from the customs department visited Adiala jail on Thursday and recorded Ms Ali’s statement. In it, she claimed that she had made Rs5 million for showbiz-related activities and had sold certain plots and files of plots located in Bahria Town.

However, investigators are now looking into how she came by the property and the large sum of money she was attempting to carry out of the country.

She also told investigators that any documents related to her assets and other valuables would be provided by her lawyers.

Rejecting reports that she was carrying money on behalf of an ‘influential personality’, she claimed that someone jealous of her success could be behind her arrest.

She also hinted at the possibility of holding a press conference upon her release, in which she would reveal the circumstances of her detention, but did not reveal any specific plans.

Published in Dawn March 20th, 2015

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