Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 1: Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has failed to pay Rs 3.62 crore to the Income Tax Department during the past many years.
“You have failed to pay the sum of Rs 3.62 crore for the AY 1996-97 to 2001-02 in respect of certificate No. Pr CIT/RO/JMU/2016-17/349 dated November 3, 2016 drawn up by the Tax Recovery Officer Jammu and the interest payable under Section 220(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961”, reads the notice of the Income Tax Department.
It is pertinent to mention here that few days back the Income Tax Department attached the flat of Geelani in South Delhi’s posh Malviya Nagar locality.
Last month, Enforcement Directorate 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.
The foreign currency equivalent to about Rs 6.90 lakh had also been confiscated by the Enforcement Directorate as part of an order issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
This currency was seized during the Income Tax raid at Geelani’s residence in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area in 2002.
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