The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 10.11.2021 on two groups, one engaged in real estate and hospitality and the other, a tools and equipment manufacturing group at Gurugram.

Various incriminating documents and electronic data relating to unaccounted investment in real estate, unaccounted sales and purchases, difference in stock, acquisition of shell companies, benami properties and transactions, bogus unsecured loans and share application money, evasion of capital gains, etc. were found and seized. Further, evidence of large sums of money having been received in the form of salary and remuneration by family members without any commensurate qualification or participation in the management of the businesses has been found and seized in one of the groups.

Total cash amounting to ₹ 3.54 crore and Jewellery valued at ₹ 5.15 crore have been seized. In total, 18 bank lockers have been placed under restraint.

The search action, in these groups, has led to the detection of estimated unaccounted income to the tune of ₹ 600 crore.

Further investigations are in progress.

Search and seizure operations uncover extensive unaccounted income and asset holdings; tax investigation continues. Search and seizure operations targeted two corporate groups in real estate, hospitality and manufacturing, uncovering documentary and electronic evidence of unaccounted income, unreported sales and purchases, stock discrepancies, acquisition of shell companies, benami properties, bogus unsecured loans and share application monies, and evasion of capital gains; seizures included cash, jewellery and bank lockers and investigations remain ongoing.