The Income Tax Department has conducted searches on two Chennai-based business groups, including a prominent bullion trader and a major South Indian jewellery retailer. The operations, spanning 27 locations across India, uncovered significant financial irregularities. Evidence suggests unaccounted cash sales, bogus credits, and inflated stock variations for the trader, while the jeweller was found to have engaged in undeclared gold purchases, cash loans, and inflated wastage claims. So far, over Rs 1,000 crore in undisclosed income has been detected, with Rs 1.2 crore in cash seized.
The Income Tax Department carried out searches on 04.03.2021 in the case of two Chennai based groups, one of which is a leading bullion trader in Tamil Nadu and the other is one of the biggest jewellery retailers in South India. The search operation was carried out at 27 premises located in Chennai, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Trissur, Nellore, Jaipur and Indore.
The evidences found in the premises of the bullion trader revealed that there were unaccounted cash sales; bogus cash cred
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FAQ :
The Income Tax Department searched a leading bullion trader and one of the biggest jewellery retailers in South India, both based in Chennai.
The searches were conducted across 27 premises located in Chennai, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Trissur, Nellore, Jaipur, and Indore.
Evidence revealed unaccounted cash sales, bogus cash credits, unexplained cash deposits during demonetisation, and huge unexplained stock variations.
The retailer received and repaid cash loans, made cash investments in real estate, engaged in unaccounted gold bullion purchases, and claimed wrongful bad debts and inflated wastages.
The searches have resulted in the detection of undisclosed income exceeding Rs 1,000 crore.
Yes, unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 1.2 crore has been seized so far.