Income Tax Department Raid finds unaccounted ₹1000-crore cash sales

Income Tax (I-T) officials searchedthe premises of a company which is intomanufacture and sale of wires, cablesand fast moving electrical goods alongwith its distributors recently and found thecompany has made unaccounted cashsales of around Rs 1,000 crore. The I-Tsearched around 50 premises located inMumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik, Daman,Halol (Gujarat) and Delhi. Unaccountedcash exceeding Rs 4 crore, was seized andover 25 bank lockers “put on restraint”.”Preliminary analysis suggests that thecompany indulged in unaccounted cashsales, cash payments for unaccountedpurchases, non-genuine transport andsub-contracting expenses for suppressionof its taxable income” the I-T said in a pressrelease issued on Wednesday.

Shares of Polycab India closed 0.96% higher at Rs 4,914.00 apiece on the NSE, as compared with a 0.34% advance in the benchmark Nifty 50.

I-T dept raids Polycab, finds ‘unaccounted aRs 1,000cr sales

The income tax department has detected”unaccounted cash sales” of about Rs1,000 crore after raiding the Polycab group.Unaccounted cash of more than Rs 4 crorewas seized and more than 25 bank lockerswere put on restraint. The searches covered50 premises in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad,Nashik, Daman, Halol, and Delhi. PolycabaIndia issued a clarification denying thereports of tax evasion.

Income Tax Department Conducts Searches at Polycab India’s 50 Locations

The investigation wing of the Income Tax Department conducted searches at nearly 50 locations linked to Polycab India in Mumbai on Friday.

According to the details, the residences and offices of the top management linked to the firm were also being raided.

Polycab India Limited is the country’s largest manufacturer of wires and cables.

The company’s business operations span across India through 23 manufacturing facilities, more than 15 offices and over 25 warehouses.

In September, the company reported a 59 per cent rise in profit, at Rs 426 crore.

On December 11, Polycab’s market capitalisation was near the Rs 85,000 crore mark, surpassing Havells India.