Vijay Mallya's daughter seen leaving Lalit Modi's office on CCTV: Income tax
Laila Mahmood, step daughter of liquor baron and Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya is believed to have been questioned by IT authorities who visited the offices of the BCCI and the IPL commissioner.
The woman caught on camera leaving Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi's office in a plush hotel minutes before the income tax (IT) authorities reached there for inspection on Thursday has been identified as Laila Mahmood, step daughter of liquor baron and Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya.She is believed to have been questioned by IT authorities who visited the offices of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and IPL commissioner in the wake of controversy surrounding the Kochi IPL team franchise involving minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor.The IT authorities probing various aspects of the Indian Premier League controversy have been able to ascertain the identity of the 'mystery' woman as Laila, a source in the department told PTI.Mallya also said in a statement, "My step daughter Laila Mahmood works for Lalit Modi. I know nothing about this. I called Lalit Modi and he confirmed that she has given a statement to income tax."Income tax officials inspecting documents related to the IPL and its franchises over the last two days had come across CCTV footage of a woman exiting Modi's office just before the arrival of its sleuths on Thursday. Suspecting that the woman, who was seen carrying what appeared like a laptop and some documents, might have carried away some important documents, the IT authorities got into action and identified her.