Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): On the instance of Chetan Gaur, Income Tax (I-T) department officers have recovered a diary and several incriminating documents. It is on the basis of these incriminating documents that IT department reached conclusion that former transport department constable Sourabh Sharma did transaction of Rs 100 crore in a year.
Now I-T department officials are trying to follow the money trail and know its origin and end point Meanwhile, I-T officials are apprehensive that the gold and huge cash recovered from the abandoned vehicle belongs to Sourabh. Though, they have not made any official statement in this regard so far.
Notably, the vehicle from which 52 kg gold and Rs 11 crore cash was seized is on the name of Chetan Gaur who is close aide of Sourabh Sharma.
I-T officials have recorded the statement of Chetan Gaur in 150 pages.
Sources added that as far as seized diary is concerned, it contains names of many persons who are in the government. Sourabh Sharma is in Dubai at present. I-T officials are waiting for his return to quiz him in connection with seizure of gold and huge cash from the abandoned vehicle. If he doesn’t write, then the I-T department will be writing to the Indian Embassy in Dubai to get possession of Sharma for questioning.
On the other hand, I-T officials assert that it was not on the police tip-off, rather they have acted on the tip-off from their informer and seized gold and huge cash from the abandoned vehicle. Other national investigative agencies are closely watching the development and currently, they have adopting wait and watch policy over the matter.
The I-T officials have informed that the recovered gold and cash have been deposited in the bank.
