E-Paper
Surat: Cash, jewellery worth Rs 10.5 crore seized from chaiwala-turned-financier
The Income Tax department has seized alleged unaccounted assets worth Rs 10.5 crore from a tea seller-turned-financier after raids were conducted against him here as part of the black money crackdown post currency scrap.
The Income Tax department has seized alleged unaccounted assets worth Rs 10.5 crore from a tea seller-turned-financier after raids were conducted against him here as part of the black money crackdown post currency scrap.
The I-T department sleuths, who conducted the search at tea seller’s house on Saturday, recovered Rs 1.45 crore in cash, which included new currency of Rs 1.05 crore. Other assets seized were bullion worth Rs 1.49 crore, gold jewellery valued at Rs 4.92 crore, other ornaments worth Rs 1.39 crore and silver ingots priced at Rs 1.28 crore.
“The total value of the assets seized from the financier, who earlier worked as a ‘chaiwala’, is Rs 10.5 crore,” I-T sources said as they refused to reveal the identity of the person, citing an ongoing probe.
They added that while 13 of his bank lockers have been opened till now, four more are in the process to be opened and the expected seizure of assets may increase.
The sources added that the interception was made in the city as part of taxman’s anti-black money probe post demonetisation.
