The Income Tax Department unearthed about 184 crore black money by raiding the premises of Mumbai’s Real Estate Group.
New Delhi. The Income Tax Department has unaccounted assets worth about Rs 184 crore by raiding the premises of two Mumbai-based real estate business groups and some members of the family members of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Is. Sources gave this information on Friday.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy-making body of the tax department, said in a statement that 70 premises in Mumbai, Pune, Baramati, Goa and Jaipur were raided on October 7. The evidence found during the raids prima facie revealed several transactions of unaccounted and benami money. Without naming anyone, the statement said, “objectionable documents providing evidence of unaccounted income of about Rs 184 crore of both the groups have been found.”
Ajit Pawar’s claim- Raid on the premises of his sisters
Pawar had told the media on the day of the raid that the Income Tax Department also raided the premises of his three sisters. One of his sisters lives in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra and two sisters in Pune district.
2.13 crore cash and jewelery worth Rs 4.32 crore seized
during raids The CBDT said that unaccounted cash worth Rs 2.13 crore and jewelery worth Rs 4.32 crore were seized during the raids. “After this raid, transactions by these business groups with several companies which prima facie appear suspicious,” he said.
The department found that funds were provided through dubious sources with the involvement of an influential family in Maharashtra, the statement said. “The money received through dubious means is used to invest in various capitals such as an office building in a prime area of Mumbai, a flat in a posh area of Delhi, a resort in Goa, agricultural land in Maharashtra and sugar mills,” it said. to be done.”
