Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya claimed searches conducted by Income Tax officials on premises linked to family members of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are "biggest" such raids in India
The searches have also resulted in seizure of unexplained cash amounting to Rs 142.87 cr
At a time when the electioneering for the April 6 Tamil Nadu polls is at its peak, Income Tax officials on Friday carried out searches in the premises of DMK President MK Stalin's daughter Senthamarai
The Department carried out searches on March 4, 2021 on two Chennai-based groups, one of which is a leading bullion trader in Tamil Nadu
Over 39 locations spread across Mumbai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Ghaziabad were covered under the operation, the department said in a statement on Saturday
"Cash of about Rs 5 crore and jewellery of more than about Rs 3 crore were seized in the said action.
According to an official statement issued on Saturday, search action on October 11 in the case of a business group based in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu was undertaken
The stock has fallen 5.84 per cent since Tuesday
The search was based on intelligence gathered over several months that the business group was indulging in large-scale tax evasion
'I'm not deterred by the raids, which are election-related. I would like to know which BJP leader's house in Karnataka has been raided,' Puttaraju, who is in-charge minister of Mandya district, said
The tax department said preliminary results of the search operation are extremely encouraging. In aggregate, undisclosed cash of Rs 1.44 cr and unaccounted jewellery of Rs 2.48 cr have been seized
Compounding of offences is done when the defaulter admits to its offence and pays the compounding fee as per stipulated conditions
On May 22, Sebi served showcause notices to NSE and 14 of its current and former key management personnel for alleged irregularities
Tax department said receiver of the amount will have to cough up an equal amount as penalty
The accused shall be placed under arrest for corruption
Vijayabaskar's supporters protested on the roads and police used water cannons to control crowd