The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, Chennai, on Friday convicted and sentenced seven persons, including Babu Prasath Kumar, the then Senior Tax Assistant in the Income Tax Department, and six others to rigorous imprisonment for four years in an income tax refund fraud case.
A total fine of ₹2.4 lakh was also imposed on them.
The six others are B. Praveen Kumar; Trewellyn Marion Corneille, an Inspector of Police; P. Stephen; A. Gopikrishna; Venkatesh; and C. Gunaseelan.
Case registered
The CBI registered the case in 2019, based on a complaint received from the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai.
The complaint was regarding the fraudulent generation and issuance of income tax refunds using forged documents and fictitious identities during the period from June 4, 2015, to August 31, 2019, resulting in a loss to the tune of approximately ₹2.38 crore to the IT department.
Key accused
Investigation revealed that the accused, Babu Prasath Kumar, the then Senior Tax Assistant in the Department of Income Tax, Chennai, played a key role in the fraud, and routed the proceeds of crime to various family members and associates to conceal the illegal gains.
After investigation, the CBI filed seven charge-sheets against the accused in 2021.
The court, after the trial, convicted and sentenced them accordingly.
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