Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 24, 2023, 06:21 PM
Shree Cement Group: The raids of the Income Tax Department are going on for the last 3 days at the locations of Shree Cement Group. The raids took place at the group's bases in Jaipur, Beawar, Ajmer and Chittorgarh. In the search conducted so far, Income Tax officials have found documents related to tax evasion of Rs 23,000 crore. If sources are to be believed, the group has evaded tax of Rs 1200 to 1400 crore almost every year. Along with this, huge irregularities have come to the fore in coal and payments made for it. The department has seized several agreements related to forgery. More than 200 officers were involved in the raid.On the other hand, it has come to light in the investigation that the Center and the State Government have been defrauded by fake agreements made with the Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat and the local body. The Income Tax Department has also seized the agreements related to the forgery.Manager out of touch with Income Tax DepartmentAccording to the information received from the Income Tax Department, when the members of the group were questioned in this matter, they denied having information in this regard. While the group's chairman HN Bangar and vice-chairman Prashant Bangar have moved out after the raid.Group's Vice President Arvind Khinkha was also called for questioning several times during the survey but he too did not appear before the Income Tax officials. Income Tax officials are also unable to contact Managing Director Neeraj Akhori, Director Nitin Desai, Director Shrikant Somani and CFO Subhash Jaju. The information of all these responsibilities is not with any member of the group.Know what happened so far in 5 points
- 3 days ago, the Jaipur Income Tax Department team raided more than 24 locations of Shree Cement.
- This survey was done in Jaipur, Beawar, Udaipur, Ajmer and Chittorgarh.
- More than 200 Income Tax officers and policemen were involved in this raid.
- Huge irregularities came to light in the coal purchased for cement and the payment made for the same.
- The Income Tax Department has caught this theft with the help of new technology and software before conducting the survey.