ED got hold of Rs 3 crore cash, raided the places of bullion traders

Raipur: On the second day of IT raid, Rs 3 crore cash was found at Paras Jewelers in Jagdalpur and three bullion traders in Raipur. Sources said that documents of large scale transactions in crude have also been found from these businessmen’s place. Also, three lockers have been found from the businessmen’s place.

It is worth noting that Income Tax teams had seized Rs 1 crore in cash on Friday afternoon in a raid on 10 locations of Parakh Jewelers of Jagdalpur along with Arihant Jewellers, Rajdhani Jewellers. On the second day of investigation the amount increased to Rs 3 crore. IT officers are collecting raw and raw information from it. At the same time, officers have also detected large-scale stock irregularities from traders. The stock is being evaluated with verification.

According to sources, in the investigation so far, three lockers of bullion traders of Raipur have been found. All three lockers are being operated in the name of the family members of the businessmen. The lockers have not been opened because those in whose name the lockers are are not present. According to sources, the locker will be checked after stock verification. The documents of transactions in raw material that have been obtained from these jewelers include documents of purchase and sale of new jewelery along with the old one. These include diamond jewelery along with gold. Entry of transactions in Kachha was being done on the laptop. According to sources, on the basis of documents and receipts related to the import of raw gold and diamonds from Surat from Mumbai, Kolkata, the businessmen making the delivery will be interrogated. Only after this the actual stock will be revealed.