Tax Officials Find ₹ 100 Crore Undetected Income After Raids On Assam Contractors

Unaccounted income of ₹ 100 crore has been detected after the income tax department raided three “leading” contractors of Northeast India based in Assam early this week, the CBDT said on Saturday.

The search and survey action was initiated on December 22 at fourteen locations in Guwahati, Silapathar and Pathsala in Assam and in Delhi.

“Cash of ₹ 2.95 crore has been seized. Overall, undisclosed income to the tune of approximately ₹ 100 crore has been unearthed so far during the search and survey operation,” the Board said in a statement without sharing the identities of those raided.

It added that “jewellery of ₹ 9.79 lakh has been seized and the sources of acquisition of some other jewellery worth ₹ 2 crore is under verification.”

The Central Board of Direct Taxes frames policy for the I-T department.

The entities covered are “leading contractors of Northeast and one group is also involved in the hospitality business,” it said.

“The main allegation against the three groups is that they have taken accommodation (dubious) entries in the form of non-genuine unsecured loans and also securities premium from dubious Kolkata-based shell (dummy) companies.”

“The three groups have suppressed their net profits across the years and routed back into business the unaccounted income through entry operators based out of Guwahati and Kolkata,” the CBDT said.