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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

NDA Govt orders probe against Indians who figure in the ‘Panama papers’ Monday April 04,2016


The BJP-led NDA government on Monday April 04,2016 ordered the formation of a special agency to investigate Indians who figure in the ‘Panama papers’ — a set of over 11 million leaked documents that reveal how the rich and connected around the world used tax havens for salting away their wealth.

The documents, about the clients of one of the world’s biggest law firms offering such services, was leaked to a German newspaper, which in turn shared it with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

The multi-agency group that was set up following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi will consist of officers from the investigative units of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the Financial Intelligence Union and Foreign Tax & Tax Research division and the Reserve Bank of India.

The Special Investigation Team on Black Money, appointed under the Supreme Court’s directions, had in its third report submitted last year to the court said that various departments were not prepared to share the information received in tax evasion cases. 

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