Kochi, Actress Sruthi Lakshmi, who is very close to self-styled antique dealer Monson Mavunkal, is questioned by the Enforcement Directorate here on Tuesday. The actress was questioned in connection with a money laundering case in which Monson Mavunkal was allegedly involved, sources said. In September last, the officials of Customs and Forest Departments have conducted raids at the house of Monson Mavunkal. The raid of the customs was in view of a complaint over cheating in the pretext of a luxury-car deal. Earlier, the Crime Branch seized a number of luxurious vehicles from his houses in Kaloor and Cherthala. The raid by the Kerala Forest Department was in the wake of indications that he is in possession of ivory at his residence in Kaloor.
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