Ludhiana | 16 booked for tax evasion, forgery

The FIR has been lodged based on the statement of Lakhbir Singh Chahal, state tax officer, excise and taxation mobile wing, Dugri, Ludhiana. He filed the complaint on September 23 alleging that the accused have forged bills and other documents to evade tax.

Dugri police have booked 16 people, including firm owners and drivers, for tax evasion.

The complainant alleged that the accused have forged bills and other documents to evade tax. Ludhiana police said a hunt is on for the arrest of the accused. (HT FILE)

The accused have been identified as Hardeep Singh, owner of Shiv Kripa Road Lines; drivers - Sukhwinder Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Angrej Singh, Jasbir Singh and Vikram Singh; owner of Inayat fashioners, Bahadurke Road; owner of Creative Collection, Bahadurke Road; owner of AK International, Mangat Colony; Gaurav Bhatia of Fitwell Knitwears, Bahadurke Road; Sodhi Garments of Manna Singh Nagar; Manwinder Singh of AM Garments, Deep Vihar; Rajan Bajaj of Yashika Hosiery, Jamalpur; Bimla Devi of Sunny Munny Knitwears, Mohalla Fatehgarh; Ajit Singh of Sneha Garment, Gandhi Market and Karan Kochar of Sarkits, Chandigarh Road.

The FIR has been lodged based on the statement of Lakhbir Singh Chahal, state tax officer, excise and taxation mobile wing, Dugri.

He filed the complaint on September 23 alleging that the accused have forged bills and other documents to evade tax.

Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Raj, who is investigating the case, said that a hunt is on for the arrest of the accused.