In a sensational revelation, Income Tax officials have claimed that actor Sonu Sood has evaded tax of ₹ 20 crores. The Income Tax claim came after three days of search at the actor's Mumbai home.
The tax department has said that during the course of the search at the premises of the actor and his associates, incriminating evidence pertaining to tax evasion have been found.
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Tax officials added that the main modus operandi followed by the actor had been to route his unaccounted income in the form of bogus unsecured loans.
Adding that investigations so far have revealed the use of 20 such entries, the providers of which have accepted on oath to have given bogus accommodation entries.
It has also been revealed that these bogus loans have been used for making investments and acquiring properties.
The I-T department conducted a search and seizure operation on several premises of the actor in Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jaipur, Delhi, Gurugram among others.
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The actor, who won hearts by helping the poor and migrant labourers reach home during the Covid, had recently announced a tie-up with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party government.