BENGALURU: Seeking to tighten the noose around irrigation minister DK Shivakumar, the income tax department on Tuesday filed fourth case of tax evasion within the economic offence courtroom following which Justice M S Alva summoned him on August 2.
The I-T officers had earlier filed three cases against Shivakumar pertaining to a few income tax review years from 2015-16 and the income tax department had charged him with attempting to break “an important” proof right through I-T raids on him at Eagleton Golf lodge on the town outskirts on August 2 closing 12 months. Among the fees framed against him is that Shivakumar had torn a loose sheet on which he had allegedly entered some monetary transactions, and later regretted it.
Now, the I-T department has filed the fourth case concerning the subsequent review 12 months (2018-19) in accordance with Rs 8.five crore unaccounted money discovered at various puts right through raids. It is alleged that the cash used to be discovered at the premises belonging to Shivakumar’s confidants- Sachin Narayan, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and Rajendra. They were accused of recording false commentary right through questioning because the I-T officers have contended that the accused had admitted that the cash belonged to Shivakumar and latter retracted from the unique commentary. The cases were booked underneath sections 277, 278 of Income Tax Act and sections 193, 199 and 129 (B) of Indian Penal Code.
The I-T officers had earlier filed three cases against Shivakumar pertaining to a few income tax review years from 2015-16 and the income tax department had charged him with attempting to break “an important” proof right through I-T raids on him at Eagleton Golf lodge on the town outskirts on August 2 closing 12 months. Among the fees framed against him is that Shivakumar had torn a loose sheet on which he had allegedly entered some monetary transactions, and later regretted it.
Now, the I-T department has filed the fourth case concerning the subsequent review 12 months (2018-19) in accordance with Rs 8.five crore unaccounted money discovered at various puts right through raids. It is alleged that the cash used to be discovered at the premises belonging to Shivakumar’s confidants- Sachin Narayan, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and Rajendra. They were accused of recording false commentary right through questioning because the I-T officers have contended that the accused had admitted that the cash belonged to Shivakumar and latter retracted from the unique commentary. The cases were booked underneath sections 277, 278 of Income Tax Act and sections 193, 199 and 129 (B) of Indian Penal Code.
I-T dept files another case against DK Shivakumar
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