Mumbai: Bollywood actor and social activist Sonu Sood has been found involved in tax evasion of crores of rupees.
The Income Tax Department raided actor Sonu Sood’s house and more than six adjoining places for three days and searched bank accounts, transactions and other financial transaction documents. The Income Tax team conducted operations in Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jaipur, Delhi and Gurgaon.
The Income Tax Department said in a statement that after a three-day search, the team found evidence that Sono Sood had evaded Rs 200 million in tax evasion. Done
An official of the Income Tax Department said that Sono Sood welfare organization has collected donations of Rs 18.94 crore since April this year, out of which only Rs 1.7 crore has been spent so far while the remaining amount is still unused. Û”
According to the statement, Sonu Sood also collected donations from abroad for its welfare organization in violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
The Income Tax Department said that the office of an infrastructure group in Lucknow was also raided with which the actor has signed a contract for a joint venture. Evidence of tax evasion was found during the raid on the office.