Income Tax raids continue in Bengaluru as officers confiscate Rs 42 crore from house on Thursday
Bengaluru: The Income Tax officials on Friday continued the raid in the city in relation to tax evasion as they are learned to have confiscated Rs 42 crore from a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) contractor's daughter whose house they raided on Thursday night.
The officials had raided more than 10 places in the capital city on Thursday, checking the houses and offices of jewelers who faced charge of income tax violation to inspect their documents.
They are learned to have checked the houses of a BBMP contractor and his daughter overnight on Thursday. The Income Tax Department officers found cash worth Rs 42 crore stacked in 23 boxes in the house of the contractor's daughter. The boxes with cash were confiscated by the officers and were sent by them to Tamil Nadu for further investigation.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
