Kotwali police has registered a case of fraud against a tax consultant who defrauded a property dealer of Rs 32.50 lakh in the name of paying advance tax.
Police have registered a case on the complaint of Mahal resident Mohammad Yunus Mohammad Yamin (54). The accused has been identified as Anil Shivnath Singh Thakur (52), resident of Nirmalnagar, Umred Road. Yunus had land in Besa. He had sold this land to Sagar Developers. From which he got Rs 2.80 crore. He had deposited this amount in bank accounts.
He had to pay advance tax for the year 2022-23. he went to Thakur’s office in Nirmalnagar. Thakur told him that a total of Rs 32.50 lakh would have to be paid. he will get discount if they pay different amounts in 2 months. Gave information about his good reputation in the Income Tax Department. Since he had no experience, Yunus agreed to pay the amount. On November 14, 2022, he went to the bank and transferred Rs 17.50 lakh to Thakur’s account.
On demand by Thakur, Rs 15 lakh was transferred to his account on 5 December 2022. Thakur did not give him the documents to deposit the money in the Income Tax Department. Later Thakur told that he has spent the money taken from Yunus to get his son done MBBS abroad.
He also assured to return the entire amount on stamp paper. Even after this, when the amount was not returned, Yunus complained to the Kotwali police. The police registered a case of fraud and started investigation. Yunus told the police that Thakur had cheated many other people in a similar manner.