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Dhenkanal: The Income Tax Department raided a liquor manufacturing unit in Dhenkanal district in connection with a huge cash seizure from country liquor shops belonging to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu’s Boudh Distillery Pvt. Ltd.
Two teams of I-T officials conducted a raid on Shakti Maltier and Lemonade Pvt. Ltd owned by a businessman namely Bikram Kishore Sahoo at Machhia village under Tumusinga police limits in Dhenkanal district since yesterday.
According to reports, the firm has been manufacturing liquor and beverages since 2012. The company is authorized for blending, bottling, distribution and selling.
Bikram Sahoo, the owner of Shakti Maltier and Lemonade Pvt. Ltd, owns a total of six liquor shops in Dhenkanal. Reports said that Sahoo used to buy necessary spirits from Boudh Distillery.
The I-T Department raided on allegation of tax evasion by the liquor firm.
The marathon raids by I-T officials on Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu’s premises in Jharkhand and Odisha have led to the recovery of over Rs 350 crore and approximately 3 kg of gold ornaments so far. This is stated to be highest-ever cash haul by any probe agency in the country.
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