I-T raids at IAS officers residences yield huge cash
The raids are being conducted at 13 places in Bhopal today. The targets include IAS couple Arvind and Tinu Joshi, retired IAS officer M A Khan, two engineers, ICICI Prudential Insurance company officials, agents and a few businessmen.
AN INCOME tax raid at the posh 74-Bungalows area residence of IAS officers Arvind and Tinu Joshi revealed Rs 3.1 crore in cash, jewellery and documents of properties disproportionate to their known sources of income. While Arvind Joshi is Principal Secretary (Jail) his wife Tinu is Principal Secretary (Women and Child Development).
The raid is still going on at Joshi's place and also at 12 other places including the residence of retired IAS officer M A Khan, two engineers, ICICI Prudential Insurance company officials, agents and a few businessmen, Income Tax (I-T) sources said today.
The I-T Department had to take the help of currency counting machines for counting the cash recovered from various places, sources said.
Besides Bhopal, the raids were also conducted at the residence of IAS officer B L Agrawal in Raipur and his various relatives and persons associated with him.
The exact amount of cash, jewellery and properties will be known after the scrutiny of documents seized from various places and opening of bank lockers, sources said.
The raids were a follow on of similar exercises conducted by the department earlier during which it came to know about the disproportionate income of these officials.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters today that he has asked the I-T department to provide details of the raids conducted at the residence of the Joshis for initiating action against them.
Besides Bhopal, the raids were also conducted at the residence of IAS officer B L Agrawal in Raipur and his various relatives and persons associated with him.
The exact amount of cash, jewellery and properties will be known after the scrutiny of documents seized from various places and opening of bank lockers, sources said.
The raids were a follow on of similar exercises conducted by the department earlier during which it came to know about the disproportionate income of these officials.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters today that he has asked the I-T department to provide details of the raids conducted at the residence of the Joshis for initiating action against them.
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