The Income Tax authorities have traced unaccounted funds in the course of their investigations into suspected tax evasions by Bollywood personalities who came under IT scanner early this week. It was on Monday morning that IT sleuths swooped down on the office and residence of leading film stars Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra in connection with suspected tax evasion cases.
Also, Atul Kasbekar's celebrity photographer's celebrity management company Bling Entertainment Solutions and a talent management company Matrix, earlier owned by Kasbekar, were raided. IT officials had also searched Priyanka's publicist Chand Mishra and another staffer's premises too.
IT officials had also raided the homes of their secretaries, their respective office premises and other locations. Bank accounts of these personalities were sealed and incriminating documents, computer discs were seized by IT authorities.
During the course of examination of documents and bank accounts of these personalities under IT's scanner, it is learnt that sleuths have traced so far that around Rs 6 crore and Rs 1.5 crore of unaccounted money concealed by Priyanka and her father, respectively. Also, Rs 4 crore of unaccounted money has been traced to Kasbekar, for the financial year 2009- 2010.
" We will be summoning all these three showbizz celebrities to seek their clarification on the unaccounted funds in their possession. The source needs to be traced. Kaif's business manager will be summoned too.
There are specific financial dealings related to brand promotion earnings and payments made for acting in movies. We have still not completed with verifying the documents, to arrive at a final figure of unaccounted funds concealed from IT authorities. We are also examining documents related to immovable assets registered in their names and kin," said an IT official.
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