Income tax officials seize jewellery worth millions in Jaipur

Income tax officials seize jewellery worth millions in JaipurJaipur, Sep 9 : Income tax officials on late Tuesday seized jewellery worth Rs 93 lakhs during a raid on the office of a private locker agency in Ganpati Plaza complex in Jaipur.

During the raid, IT officials found the jewellery, 1000 dollars in cash and some papers.

"In one locker we have found there about Rs 93 lakhs of jewellery and 1000 dollars and in that locker there were some papers also, which contains details of certain transactions. We have to look into those transactions whether those transactions are accounted for or unaccounted for, that investigations are going on," said Sunil Sharma, Commissioner of Income Tax Department.

"Probably the papers will provide us clue about the party whom this locker belongs to. At the first look it appears that these papers pertain to one jeweler," he added. (ANI)