Income Tax Raid Kanpur: Income Tax Department conducted raids on the premises of the owners of SNK Pan Masala Group in Kanpur. Income Tax Department has carried out this action on the complaints of tax evasion. Income Tax Department first raided the residence of the owner of Karela Group and two other places. This group was on the target of Income Tax for a long time and the department was receiving continuous complaints of tax evasion. Earlier, a few months ago also the Income Tax team had conducted raids, but now the raid again has created a stir in the city.
Income Tax Department officials along with police personnel are present inside the businessman’s house and have also seized documents related to the bank along with electronic evidence. At present, no official is yet to say anything in front of the media in this raid. If sources are to be believed, this raid has been conducted at the places of other businessmen associated with the Pan Masala business like catechu, betel nut businessmen and perfume businessmen. In the Income Tax raid, action has been taken at the places of some businessmen and their associates of Kannauj district. There are claims of Noida team being present during the raid because Income Tax vehicles with Noida number plate are present outside the businessman’s house.
Paan masala traders in panic due to the action
Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur is a big hub of pan masala business, not only this, on one hand the State GST team was also taking action against pan masala businessmen, but now other pan masala businessmen in the city are also in panic due to the Income Tax raid. The news of the raid on SNK Pan Masala Group spread like wildfire. This raid has created an atmosphere of panic among other businessmen. At the same time, the information about how much tax evasion has been caught in this raid has not been revealed.