Income Tax Department conducts search operations in Tamil Nadu



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The Income Tax Department has conducted search and seizure operations across 37 premises in Tamil Nadu, targeting two groups involved in the retail sale of jewellery, textiles, and home appliances. Incriminating evidence suggests systematic sales suppression exceeding Rs 1000 crore over several years, along with significant unaccounted cash purchases. The investigations also uncovered the use of bogus bills, inflated charges, and undeclared income sources, leading to the seizure of cash and jewellery.

The Income Tax Department has carried out search and seizure operationson01.12.2021in respect of2 groupsengaged in the Retail Sales of Jewellery, Textiles and Home Appliances through their popular chain of Stores in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli. A total of37 premiseswere covered in this action. In the case of the first group, seized documents and other incriminating materials gathered during the course of the search have revealed, that, the assessee had been actively involved
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The search and seizure operations were carried out on 01.12.2021.

The operations targeted two groups engaged in the retail sale of jewellery, textiles, and home appliances.

A total of 37 premises were covered in these actions.

The first group is suspected of suppressing sales by more than Rs 1000 crore over several years.

The searches led to the seizure of Rs 10 crore in cash and jewellery/bullion worth about Rs 6 crore.

Other irregularities included unaccounted cash purchases, bogus bills, inflated making charges on jewellery, unaccounted rental receipts, and unaccounted scrap sales.




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