Income tax department conducted a raid at the residences of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu and his associates and seized cash worth 200 crore rupees. The raid resulted in the discovery of 9 cupboards filled with notes and machines were brought in to count the notes. According to media reports, the count of the 200 crore rupees has been completed and the counting of notes is still ongoing, which means the seized amount could increase further.
The raid at the offices of Baldev Sahu and Group of Companies, connected to Dhiraj Sahu, took place at 10 locations in Jharkhand-Odisha and West Bengal. The income tax department seized 200 crore rupees in cash from the Satpura office, which is located 30 kilometers away from the Bolangir office of Baldev Sahu’s company. The notes were stored in 9 cupboards, with bundles of 500, 200, and 100 rupee notes kept in trucks. After counting the notes using machines, they were filled in 157 bags. When the bags were full, the remaining notes were put in containers and transported in a truck to the bank.
Baldev Sahu and Group of Companies is one of the largest companies in Odisha and is involved in the production and sale of domestic liquor. Dhiraj Sahu, along with his family members Rajkishor Sahu, Swaraj Sahu, and others, are associated with this company. The business in Odisha is managed by his brothers Sanjay Sahu and Deepak Sahu. The income tax department conducted raids at all these companies’ locations. Baldev Sahu Infra Limited deals with fly ash bricks production, while the other three companies are involved in the liquor business.
A team of 40 members from the income tax department conducted simultaneous raids in Baudh, Bolangir, Rayagada, and Sambalpur in Odisha, Ranchi-Lohardaga in Jharkhand, and Kolkata. It is reported that the income tax department has frozen several bank accounts of the company. The officials can question the company executives about their sources of income and the reason for such a large amount of cash deposits. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may also get involved in the case.
कांग्रेस के राज्यसभा सांसद धीरज साहू और उनके करीबियों के ठिकानों पर आयकर विभाग की छापेमारी में 200 करोड़ रुपये कैश बरामद किए गए हैं। छापेमारी में 9 अलमारियां नोटों से भरी पाई गईं और नोटों को गिनने के लिए मशीनें मंगवानी पड़ी। नोटों की गिनती भी हो चुकी है। धीरज साहू एक बड़े उद्योगपति हैं और उनके परिवार का व्यापार शराब निर्माण और विक्रेता कंपनियों से जुड़ा हुआ है। आयकर विभाग ने उनकी कंपनियों के ठिकानों पर छापेमारी की है। इस मामले में आयकर विभाग की टीम ने 200 करोड़ रुपये कैश बरामद किया है।
