The Income Tax Department has conducted extensive search and seizure operations across more than 30 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The investigations targeted individuals and businesses involved in civil construction, real estate, and educational institutions, as well as an entry operator based in Kolkata. Evidence seized suggests widespread tax evasion through bogus expenses, shell companies, and unaccounted income.
The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operation on 18.12.2021 on various persons and their business entities, engaged in the business of civil construction and real estate and running educational institutes in UP and Karnataka. A Kolkata based entry operator has also been covered in the search operation.
The search action covered more than 30 premises spread over various locations including Lucknow, Mainpuri, Mau, Kolkata, Bengaluru and NCR. Large number of incriminating ev
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FAQ :
The search and seizure operations were conducted on 18.12.2021.
The search operations covered premises in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
The targeted businesses were involved in civil construction, real estate, and running educational institutes. A Kolkata-based entry operator was also covered.
Incriminating evidence, including hard copy documents and digital data, was found and seized. This included blank bill books, stamps, signed cheque books of bogus suppliers, and digital data evidencing hawala transactions.
Methods identified include claiming bogus expenditure, routing unexplained income through shell companies, and providing accommodation entries for bogus share capital and unsecured loans.
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