The Income Tax department has seized “undisclosed” cash and jewellery worth ₹14 crore and detected tax evasion of a “few hundreds of crores” after it recently raided a Chhattisgarh-based group engaged in coal transportation and linked businesses, and a senior state government officer, the CBDT said on Monday.
“Evidence of such collection of more than ₹200 crore during a short time period has been found. The same has been corroborated by the key trusted associates of the group,” it said.
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Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel rejected the charge, and called the raids “politically motivated”. He accused the BJP-led Centre of misusing central investigating agencies against non-BJP ruled states and dubbed it “dangerous” for democracy.
“The raids in Chhattisgarh are politically motivated and everyone knows this ,” said Chhattisgarh Congress spokesperson RP Singh.