An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of world leaders, businessmen, sports person and celebrities.
In India, The Indian Express formed part of the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that exposed the vast stash of records obtained from an anonymous source by a German daily, Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
The documents, from around 214,000 offshore entities covering almost 40 years, came from Mossack Fonseca, a Panama-based law firm with offices in more than 35 countries.
The list includes Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, DLF's K P Singh along with nine family members, Gautam Adani's elder brother Vinod Adani, Indiabulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut and Apollo Tyres promoter.
The list also named two politicians – Shishir Bajoria from West Bengal and Anurag Kejriwal, former chief of Delhi Loksatta Party.
- Deccan Chronicle
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