SP MLA Pushpraj Jain: On Wednesday, a necessary disclosure came about the Income Tax Department’s raids in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh News) for some time. A fraud of Rs 88 crore has been found in the Income Tax raids at the premises of Samajwadi Party’s MLC and perfume trader Pushpraj Jain alias Pumpi and Yakub Malik.
The Income Tax Department has found some evidence in the Raid, which clarifies that these perfume traders have evaded tax by showing fewer sales. Also, there have been irregularities in the stock in huge quantities. Let us tell you; the Income Tax team had raided more than 40 places in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for five days.
Errors in an Income Tax Raid
At the same time, in this case, the Income Tax team has also got a massive amount of fake bill books. 35 to 40 per cent raw bills worth crores of rupees have been found. There is also talk of money being invested in real estate projects of Mumbai and UAE from the money earned from fraudulent trading.
At the same time, misappropriation of crores of rupees has also been found in the name of bogus shares of shell companies. Income Tax has confiscated many bank lockers of both these businessmen.
Let us tell you, in the past, the team of the Income Tax Department had raided the premises of MLC Pushpraj Jain of Samajwadi Party in UP. The Income Tax Department had raided many places, including Kannauj, Kanpur of MLC. It is said that Pushpraj is very close to Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, and recently he launched Samajwadi perfume.
Akhilesh told Income Tax Raid – Action to be taken before elections
At the same time, SP President Akhilesh, in a press conference regarding Raid, had said the raids of the Income Tax Department as an act of pressure before the elections. The SP chief had been told that for a long time, everyone was saying that as the election day approaches, the houses of SP supporters would be raided by the Income Tax Department.
Accusing the BJP, he had said that Pushpraj had gone to find Jain. Find out Piyush Jain, who is going to meet him. To remove the annoyance, the house of Pampi Jain is raided. BJP is shocked by the support the SP is getting. That is why leaders from Delhi continue to come.
Who is Pushpraj Jain?
Pushpraj Jain was elected as MLC from Etawah-Farrukhabad in 2016. He is the co-owner of Pragati Aroma Oil Distillers Pvt Ltd. In recent times, the Samajwadi perfume, which has been gathering discussion in the politics of UP, was made by his company. His business was started by his father, Savailal Jain, in 1950. Pushpraj and his three brothers run a business in Kannauj and live in the same house.
MLC Pushparaj has a house and an office in Mumbai, from where it deals with exports to around 12 countries, mainly in the Middle East. Two of his three brothers work in the Mumbai office, while the third works with him on a manufacturing set-up in Kannauj.