MUMBAI: Krishnaraj Rai, the father of actress Aishwarya Rai, on Wednesday visited the Customs office in south Mumbai and replied to queries regarding 23,000 Euros contained in a packet sent in her name from Netherlands.
"He was very cooperative. He answered all our queries and gave satisfactory replies. In fact, both (Rai and father) have been cooperative", Commissioner, Import, (Customs) A K Prasad said.
Asked to comment on the version given by Aishwarya's father, Prasad said "everything cannot be disclosed at this stage."
Asked if he was called separately or if he appeared on behalf of Aishwarya, Prasad said he visited the office on behalf of the actress.
Customs authorities had, yesterday, asked the actress to appear before them by the weekend to clarify her position on the parcel containing the foreign currency valued at about Rs 14 lakh.
The packet, sent from Rotterdam in the Netherlands and addressed to the actress, arrived at the Foreign Post Office here in September-end.
The currency was not mentioned in the declaration attached to the packet which contained a top-brand shirt, a pair of binoculars, a DVD player and other electronic items.
