Lucknow . The Income Tax Department raid that was going on since Wednesday at the house of BSP’s lone MLA Umashankar Singh in the capital Lucknow ended on Thursday. According to sources, cash worth about Rs 10 crore has been recovered from his residence. However, action is still going on at his office and other locations. The investigation has been completed at the residence located in Vipulkhand, Gomtinagar.
Simultaneous action at more than 30 locations
Simultaneous raids were conducted at more than 30 places of Umashankar Singh, MLA from Rasra Assembly seat of Ballia, including Lucknow, Ballia, Sonbhadra, Kaushambi, Mirzapur and Prayagraj. Teams of more than 50 officers remained engaged in the investigation from 11 am till late night. By the time the news was written, cash worth more than Rs 3 crore had been counted, which was later said to have increased to around Rs 10 crore.
Income Tax Department teams also searched the corporate office of Chatrashakti Construction Company and the premises of close contractor Faizi located on Wazir Hasan Road. Apart from this, investigation is also going on in many businessmen including CB Gupta, who is involved in mining business in the name of Sai Ram Enterprises in Sonbhadra.
Discussion of finding documents related to illegal mining
It is being told that during the raid, important clues related to tax evasion and benami properties have been found. The Income Tax Department has got hold of documents related to illegal mining in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in the past years, which allegedly mention the names and payments of some officials. It is noteworthy that last year, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had revealed a revenue loss of about Rs 60 crore due to illegal mining in Sonbhadra. It is believed that this major action was taken after this report.
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