The Cyberabad police in Hyderabad on Thursday questioned Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor and Boman Irani over their role in promoting QNet, a scam-ridden multi-level marketing firm that has allegedly duped lakhs of investors in the country.

Earlier, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and the police had issued notices to top 500 promoters of the scheme including actors Shahrukh Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani, Pooja Hegde and Allu Sirish for taking part in the events organised by the company.

Reports said Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor and Boman Irani responded to the notices through their advocates while reply from other celebrities was awaited.

Bollywood actors Muniba Mazari, Muttiah Murlidharan, Anil Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and tennis great Martina Hingis were brand ambassadors of QNET.

Apart from that, QNET sponsored mega-events like the IIFA Awards and the Title sponsor of Asian Championship Hockey 2016.

What is QNET scam?

QNet is an e-commerce-based leading Asian direct selling company, which markets high-quality range of products in the categories of home care, personal care, skincare, health food supplements, watches and holiday packages. The QNET scam, as reported by the media, is a case of cheating by Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt. Ltd. Vihaan Direct Selling was formerly known as Gold Quest and Quest Net.