In a sweeping operation, the Income Tax department has seized a staggering Rs 351 crore in unaccounted cash from Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu’s premises. The ongoing raids, initiated on December 6, have unearthed a record-breaking black money haul, with 140 bags of cash already counted out of a total of 176.
Officials, totaling fifty from three banks, have been diligently counting the recovered cash, deploying 40 machines to expedite the process. Despite the urgency to conclude the counting by Sunday, additional cash-counting machines and manpower were enlisted, with engineers on standby to address any technical issues.
Dheeraj Sahu’s extended family, reportedly engaged in a significant alcohol manufacturing business, is at the center of the investigation. The cash, largely linked to Boudh Distillery Private Limited in Odisha, prompted the Income Tax department to record statements from various company officials.
The Congress party has distanced itself from Sahu’s business activities, emphasizing that it has no connection with his enterprises. AICC general secretary Communications Jairam Ramesh stated, “The Indian National Congress is in no way connected with the businesses of Dheeraj Sahu, MP.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reacting to the substantial cash pile, vowed that every penny would be returned to the public. He remarked, “Whatever has been looted from the public, every penny will have to be returned, this is Modi’s guarantee.”
The Jharkhand BJP alleged that the over Rs 300 crore recovered from the raid was earmarked for horse-trading and ‘resort politics.’
