Mumbai: The searches by the Income Tax Department over 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune, including the premises of noted film director Anurag Kashyap, actor Taapsee Pannu, filmmaker Vikas Bahl, and executives of Kwann Talent management continued for the second day on Thursday.
The IT dept on Wednesday carried out these raids at the premises of Pannu, Kashyap and Bahl in Mumbai and other locations. While multiple teams of the agency were carrying out searches at over 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune, including the premises of the Phantom Films and former partner of Phantom Films, Madhu Mantena, and the premises of some executives of talent management company Kwann.
Sources from the I-T department said that the searches are going on at the premises of these Bollywood personalities in connection with some “tax evasion” matter. The source pointed out that there are some inter-linked transactions between these entities.
“Searches are aimed at gathering more evidence to further probe the tax evasion allegations,” the source added.
Phantom Films was established by Anurag Kashyap, director Vikramaditya Motwane, producer Madhu Mantena and the former head of UTV Spotboy, Vikas Bahl, in 2011 before being dissolved in 2018.
Kashyap, Bahl and Pannu have been vocal on social media platforms and have also raised their concern over the farmers’ protest, which have been going on on the borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three farm laws. (UNI)
