The Income Tax (IT) Department is back in movement in Odisha. After seizing Crores of rupees in a major suppresion on units of liquor, the Income Tax department personnels were raided on units associated with major Coal Trader and Industrialist Ghanshyam Dalmia in Sundargarh district of Odisha. As per initial reports, the raids are being co-ordinated in the States of Odisha and Chhattisgarh for the second successive day. The raids are being conducted at several cities like Sundargarh, Rourkela, Rayagada, Rajganjpur, Bargarh in Odisha and Raipur in Chhattisgarh.
The factory of Ghanshyam Dalmia at Sundargarh’s Gopalpur, his office and the factory of Dalmia’s brother in Bargarh are being raided by the Income Tax Department. Near about 100 Officers are carrying out the searches on Ghanshyam Dalmia’s properties. He was involved in the coal and transport business for a long period of time.
As senior Income Tax Departments are involved in the search operations, it is expected that some major revelations will be made shortly. So far, no information has been shared on the seizure made during the Income Tax raid. The raids are being carried out over allegations of tax evasion and other aspects.
