FIR lodged against brothers for Rs 13 crore transactions in peon’s account
Patna,(BiharTimes): An FIR has been registered and a probe initiated against two businessmen brothers of Muzaffarpur––Ashok Goenka and Raj Kumar Goenka––for alleged transactions of Rs 13 crore in their peon, Kunal Kumar’s bank accounts without the latter’s knowledge.
According to the Income Tax sources the Goenka brothers, who own a jewelry store and own two trading companies engaged in distribution of mobile phones and other articles in Muzaffarpur, conducted the transactions in the days after November 8.
When Income Tax officials learnt of transactions of Rs 13 crore from four bank accounts of Kunal Kumar they raided Kunal’s house and then the office and residential premises of the Goenka brothers.
According to Mohammad Shadab Ahmed, joint commissioner of income tax in Muzaffarpur they are examining some other bank accounts related to the Goenka brothers.
Four accounts–– three in ICICI Bank and one in Kotak Mahindra Bank – were opened without the knowledge of Kunal, who was questioned separately by IT officials.
The raids were conducted on the premises of the Goenka brothers’ three business units – Kanta Sales Corporation, Puja Trading Company and Puja Jewellers.
Kunal reportedly said he started working with these companies some six years ago and the brothers had taken his photographs, voter identity card, other identity documents some two years ago. He also said he had no knowledge about these four bank accounts.
The Income Tax officials helped him lodge an FIR against the Goenkas at Mithanpura police station.
