I-T sleuths raid Doon bizman’s properties

  • | Tuesday | 22nd May, 2018

He had also booked a chartered flight for the 100 guests he had invited for the wedding. We are probing the source of funds for such a lavish affair.” We are also tracking his email accounts for more information.”“What brought him under the taxmen’s lens is his dubious real estate deals in Dehradun and large-scale preparations for the destination wedding of his son in Mauritius. They also raided the premises of his hotel and office located on Rajpur Road.The income tax sleuths unearthed Rs 30 lakh in cash, three bank lockers and several documents related to two firms - Perfection House and Riverstone Retreat - during the raid that was still on at the time of going to press. The officials said that the suspected evasion runs into lakhs.Meanwhile, I-T sources said that Singh locked himself in the washroom on spotting the officials and allegedly deleted the contents of his mobile phone before destroying the sim.A senior official said, “We have recovered the phone and are in the process of retrieving data.

Dehradun: Income tax officials searched three premises of a prominent local businessman on Tuesday suspecting tax evasion to the tune of several lakhs.Sources said that taxmen swooped in on the house of Prabhajot Singh, who owns Riverstone Cottage, and runs several businesses in the city, after they detected a string of dubious real estate deals connected to him and lavish preparations for the destination wedding of his son in Mauritius. They also raided the premises of his hotel and office located on Rajpur Road.The income tax sleuths unearthed Rs 30 lakh in cash, three bank lockers and several documents related to two firms - Perfection House and Riverstone Retreat - during the raid that was still on at the time of going to press. The officials said that the suspected evasion runs into lakhs.Meanwhile, I-T sources said that Singh locked himself in the washroom on spotting the officials and allegedly deleted the contents of his mobile phone before destroying the sim.A senior official said, “We have recovered the phone and are in the process of retrieving data. We are also tracking his email accounts for more information.”“What brought him under the taxmen’s lens is his dubious real estate deals in Dehradun and large-scale preparations for the destination wedding of his son in Mauritius. He had also booked a chartered flight for the 100 guests he had invited for the wedding. We are probing the source of funds for such a lavish affair.”

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