Income Tax Department’s digital surgical strike stirs second day in Obra, Holi of influential people gets tarnished

bureau report

Obra/Sonbhadra-

The aggressive action of the Income Tax Department (IT) in the district continued for the second day. The secrecy and precision with which the IT team, which arrived in private vehicles as a wedding procession on Wednesday, carried out the raid has created a stir in the business and political circles of the entire district. Even on the second day of the raid, huge stir was seen in the posh areas of Obra.

At the places where Income Tax Department teams are investigating, security forces have been deployed in such a way that even birds cannot hit them. The security cordon is so tight that neither anyone is allowed to go out of the premises nor any outsider is being allowed inside. Intensive search operations are being carried out by virtually cutting off the concerned residences and offices from the world.

According to sources and local discussions, the Income Tax Department team has recovered huge amount of cash, documents of benami properties and precious jewelery from the hideouts of several well-known stone and mining businessmen. The investigating officers are now strictly investigating the following points. What is the source of the huge wealth recovered and whether it is part of the declared income. Reconciliation of differences between paper transactions and bank accounts.

Has tax been evaded through dummy firms and benami accounts? This major action, which took place just before the holy festival of Holi, has tarnished the color of the festival of the prosperous business class of Obra. After the raid, not only the business world is shocked, but the politics of the district has also become completely heated. Since many influential and politically influential faces are also included in the radar of investigation, various kinds of speculations and discussions are going on in the political circles regarding this entire action.

Today there is only one thing being discussed in the streets of Obra that this special team that came as a wedding procession returns back after playing with the band of so many famous faces. The way high-tech technology and satellite geo-mapping is being used, it is clear that big financial disclosures and strict legal action are almost certain in the coming days. Next Update: Suspense remains in this case till the official press release of the Income Tax Department and the final list of seized goods.