Niharika Raje, wife of BJP MP Dushyant Singh and daughter-in-law of BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, is named in the Pandora Papers as a “beneficial owner” of an entity in Belize, a tax haven in Central America. According to records from Panamanian law firm Alcogal (Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee), Niharika Raje is a “beneficial owner” of Octavia Limited, incorporated in Belize. “In the event of our incapacity, our successors shall be bound by these covenants,” it stated. Dushyant Singh’s declaration of his and Niharika’s assets and liabilities, made with his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections of 2009, 2014 and 2019, made no mention of Octavia Limited. A search of the company registry of Belize now shows Octavia Limited as an “inactive” company.

Source: Indian Express October 09, 2021 22:28 UTC