The Income Tax officers and CISF personnel on Tuesday left Balangir after raids at Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu’s premises ended after over per week’s search. As many as 30-34 premises in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal had been searched, officers mentioned. However, the raids are persevering with in Ranchi.
The I-T division has effected the nation’s highest-every money seizure of Rs 351 crore by any company in a single operation after the five-day counting ended on Sunday. About 3 kg of gold jewelry was additionally seized by the division, they mentioned.
An enormous pile of money has been recovered up to now within the searches performed by the Income Tax division in opposition to Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited and entities linked to it. Premises linked to Sahu had been additionally lined as a part of the searches, in accordance with officers.
Role of Hawala Operators
The position of hawala operators and shell corporations that had been allegedly used to channel the “illicit” funds has additionally come underneath the scanner, official sources mentioned. An interim report on the motion has additionally been despatched by the sector investigation wing of the earnings tax division to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in Delhi, the executive physique for the division. The searches that started in opposition to the Bhubaneswar-headquartered Boudh Distillery Pvt. Ltd. (BDPL) continued at about seven places.
The Congress MP’s home which has 40 rooms was searched completely. In a video, a fleet of automobiles, together with luxurious manufacturers, that are parked inside his home are additionally seen.Â
