BENGALURU, June 10 -- Somewhere in the 36,200 pages of transactions that Karnataka investigators pulled from a single bank account, money that 40,700 small investors handed to a Belagavi businessman flowed out toward the film industry. On Wednesday, that paper trail reached Sunny Leone.

The state's Criminal Investigation Department has issued a notice to the actor in its probe of Shivam Associates, the investment operation that collapsed under roughly 2,400 crore rupees in unauthorized deposits. A portion of the money collected from investors was transferred to several actors and actresses, including Leone, CID Deputy Inspector General Bhimashankar Guled said, in remarks reported by The Hans India. The notice asks her to explain the natu...