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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against three Income-Tax Department officials and nine beneficiaries for allegedly facilitating fraudulent refunds of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS). The accused officials have been identified as Abhay Kant, Saurabh Singh, and Rohit Kumar. They were posted in Uttar Pradeshs Muzaffarnagar. They misused the RSA authentication tokens of Assessing Officers to generate fake TDS refunds to the tune of Rs. 1.39 crore from August 1, 2020,
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FAQ :
The CBI is investigating three Income-Tax Department officials named Abhay Kant, Saurabh Singh, and Rohit Kumar, along with nine beneficiaries.
The officials are accused of siphoning off crores of rupees through fictitious Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) refunds.
The total amount of fraudulent TDS refunds generated was Rs 1.39 crore.
The alleged fraud occurred between August 1, 2020, and August 25, 2021.
Approximately Rs 35 lakh was deposited back by the accused officials, and over Rs 22.38 lakh was recovered by Assessing Officers from the benefiting assessees.
The total outstanding amount on account of the alleged fraud is more than Rs 94.39 lakh.
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