CBI seeks I-T help to book Taj ‘scamsters’

The CBI has sought help of the Income Tax Department to assess the assets of four important persons allegedly involved in the scam relating ...

The CBI has sought help of the Income Tax Department to assess the assets of four important persons allegedly involved in the scam relating to the Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor project at Agra, sources said here today.

The investigating agency, which was asked by the Supreme Court on September 11 to file a report within seven days on the assets of the four persons, is concentrating on the moveable and immovable assets of these people, they said.

The bank accounts of these four persons, investment details between August 2002 and June 2003 and transactions made through ATMs were being put under scanner, sources said. ‘‘We are working as per the directives of the court,’’ they said. The CBI began probe in the case in July on the directives of the Supreme Court.

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