Black money probe: Govt initiates tax-evasion proceedings against 60 Indians

The government is expected to disclose the names of nearly 60 Indians and entities after recently initiating tax evasion prosecution proceedings against them, cracking down on black money accounts as reported in the HSBC bank's Geneva branch list.

The government is expected to disclose the names of nearly 60 Indians and entities after recently initiating tax-evasion prosecution proceedings against them, cracking down on black money accounts as reported in the HSBC bank's Geneva branch list.

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Sources said that those against whom legal action has been initiated include some corporates, business houses and other individuals as the Income Tax department has completed its probe and filed prosecution complaints against these entities, on the directions of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to tackle black money and illegal assets held by Indians abroad.

They said the total amount in these accounts is estimated to be to the tune of Rs 1,500-1,600 crore.

Sources said the complaints, under I-T laws, have been filed in various courts of the country and investigations in these cases have been completed by the taxman as these cases will get "time barred" by March 31 after which any legal action against them could not be carried out as the cases pertain to the period of 2008-2009.

The SIT, headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice MB Shah, had said in its last report to the government and the Supreme Court in December 2014 that the black money holders names in HSBC Geneva list will be taken to their logical conclusion soon.