Assam tax evasion case: Two dozen businessmen, IT officials under CBI scanner
Guwahati, Apr 17 (IBNS): After arresting Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit) along with Income Tax officer, Chartered Accountant, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now preparing to arrest few more top businessmen in Assam in connection with alleged tax evasions.
A top source of CBI said that, the premier investigating agency has accessed several vital documents of tax evasions in the region and a team of 40 sleuths of the CBI has been investigating a case of tax evasion.
“The CBI team is preparing to quiz at least two dozen top businessmen who were allegedly involved in tax evasions,” the top source said.
The top source also said that, apart from the businessmen, few more Income Tax officials are also under scanner.
“Among the top businessmen who are under scanner of the premier investigating agency, few are Guwahati based,” the top source said.
On the other hand, the CBI court in Guwahati on Tuesday sent four persons including Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit) Dr Swetabh Suman, Income Tax officer Pratap Das to 3-day CBI custody, who were arrested in connection with a case of tax evasion and criminal conspiracy in Assam.
On April 13 last, the premier investigating agency arrested Dr Swetabh Suman, Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit), Guwahati, Income Tax officer Pratap Das, Chartered Accountant Ramesh Goenka and Pranjal Sarma in connection with the case.
CBI had registered a case against the arrested Commissioner of Income Tax, Income Tax Officer (Audit) Pratap Das along with Advocate and Chartered Accountants Ramesh Goenka, Amit Goenka and Jorhat based businessman Suresh Agarwala.
According to the CBI officials, during the year 2017-18, the Commissioner of IT agreed to show undue favours to the Jorhat based businessman by passing a favourable order in an appeal arising out of assessment done in respect of M/S Win Power Infra Pvt Ltd Director Suresh Agarwala's one shell company and Swetabh Suman by abusing official position made attempts to obtain illegal gratification to the tune of Rs 50 lakh for himself and Pratap Das through the Chartered Accountants.
An FIR was registered against them.
The CBI had also conducted search operations in Guwahati, Jorhat, Nagaon, Delhi, Noida, Shillong, Hojai and some other places and seized Rs 40 lakh and some other incriminating documents.
Swetabh Suman was earlier booked by the CBI in a disproportionate assets case in 2005 as he was allegedly threatening witnesses and tampering with evidence.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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