Black income worth ₹600 cr unearthed after tax dept raids on 2 Gurugram groups

The searches were carried out on November 10 on the groups, one engaged in real estate and hospitality and the other a tools and equipment manufacturing group, the CBDT said in a statement.

Unaccounted income of ₹600 crore was detected after the Income Tax Department recently raided two business groups based in Gurugram in Haryana, the CBDT said on Monday.

₹3.54 crore in cash and jewellery worth ₹5.15 crore were seized while 18 bank lockers have been placed under restraint. (File photo. Representative image)

The searches were carried out on November 10 on the groups, one engaged in real estate and hospitality and the other a tools and equipment manufacturing group, it said in a statement.

"The search action on these groups has led to the detection of estimated unaccounted income to the tune of ₹600 crore," the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said.

₹3.54 crore in cash and jewellery worth ₹5.15 crore were seized while 18 bank lockers have been placed under restraint, the policy-making body for the tax department said.

"Various incriminating documents and electronic data relating to unaccounted investment in real estate, unaccounted sales and purchases, difference in stock, acquisition of shell companies, benami properties and transactions, bogus unsecured loans and share application money, evasion of capital gains, etc. were seized."

"Evidence of large sums of money having been received in the form of salary and remuneration by family members without any commensurate qualification or participation in the management of the businesses has been seized in one of the groups," it claimed.

The CBDT did not identify the entities raided.