{
  "id": 12106277,
  "title": "Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh breaks silence on IT raid reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bollywood-actress-rakul-preet-singh-breaks-silence-on-it-raid-reports",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:31:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-actress-rakul-preet-singh-breaks-silence-on-it-raid-reports-1.500698610"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh has addressed reports alleging she was linked to recent searches by the Income Tax Department. The Yaariyan star took to social media to refute the claims, stating \"The search was not about me.\" Rakul urged media outlets to correct what she deemed as false and speculative reports. She emphasized her background in the Armed Forces and her hard work in the film industry, stating she has been paying taxes since the age of 20. Rakul denied any involvement in illegal foreign remittances or ownership of \"Benami\" properties, both in India and abroad. She urged those who published the false reports to retract them and clarify the facts, emphasizing that media pressures should not compromise factual reporting or an individual's reputation. The Income Tax Department conducted searches at 12 Mumbai locations, reportedly linked to filmmaker Vashu Bhagnani, Rakul's father-in-law, and Panorama Studios.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh has broken her silence on reports linking her to recent searches by the Income Tax Department, saying the action was unrelated to her. Taking to social media on Monday, the Yaariyan actress criticised reports that she said had sensationalised the matter without verifying the facts. “The search was not about me,” Rakul said in a statement, urging media…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Rakul Preet distances herself from Vashu Bhagnani I-T raids: ‘No Benami property’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/rakul-preet-distances-herself-from-vashu-bhagnani-i-t-raids-no-benami",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:36:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}