In Mathura on Friday morning, Income Tax Department teams conducted a survey at several places associated with Shankar Seth including Gurukripa Hotel. The teams arrived with a convoy of about four dozen vehicles and scrutinized the financial records. There was also discussion of investigating the whereabouts of people associated with the Dalmia Bagh incident, which has not been officially confirmed.
Mathura: The major action of the Income Tax Department in the district on Friday morning created panic in the business world. The Income Tax Department teams that arrived from Ghaziabad started the survey simultaneously at several places in the city. Teams examined documents and financial transactions at Shankar Seth's Gurukripa Hotel in Dhaulipyau and several other locations associated with him. Due to this action which started early in the morning, there was heated discussion among the businessmen of the city throughout the day.
According to sources, the Income Tax Department teams had reached Mathura around 5 am on Friday. A convoy of about four dozen vehicles entered the city for the action. After this, different teams simultaneously took charge at different places and started the survey process. The teams reached the locations associated with Shankar Seth including Gurukripa Hotel and investigated the records related to business activities, income-expenditure and financial transactions. It is being told that Income Tax Department teams also investigated the houses of some other people associated with Shankar Seth.
At the same time, it was also discussed quoting sources that the whereabouts of some people related to the Dalmia Bagh tree cutting incident are also under the investigation of the Income Tax Department. However, no official information has yet been revealed by the department in this regard. At present, the situation is not clear regarding how big is the scope of the action and what facts have emerged in the investigation.
Due to this action of Income Tax Department teams going on at several places simultaneously, there was a stir among the traders of the city. It was expressed that the survey work would continue for a long time. The complete picture related to the action will be clear only after the official statement is issued by the department.