Income-Tax Department attaches Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Delhi house on wilful tax evasion charges

Income-Tax Department has attached a house of hardline Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani located in Delhi in connection with an over Rs 3.62 crore tax evasion case against him.

flat is located in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area and Tax Recovery Officer (TRO) of department has sealed house for allegedly "failing" to pay Rs 3,62,62,160 income tax for assessment years 1996-97 to 2001-02, as per an order accessed by PTI.

department has undertaken action under section 222 of I-T Act (assessee deemed in default of tax payment) and it has "prohibited and restrained" Hurriyat Conference leer from transferring asset.

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TRO is an enforcement action taking arm of tax department and it deals with cases of wilful defaulters. authority is empowered to attach an asset and subsequently auction it to realise tax dues.

Enforcement Directorate (ED), last month, h levied a penalty of Rs 14.40 lakh on Geelani in a 17-year-old case of illegal possession of USD 10,000 in alleged contravention of foreign exchange law, officials said on March 29.

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