The list of account holders who have withdrawn more cash from the accounts during the assembly elections has been prepared. The Income Tax Department team is investigating the list received from the observers of the Election Commission. A list of 600 account holders of Banaras, Ghazipur, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Ballia has been prepared. Of these, 200 account holders are from Ghazipur only.
The Income Tax Department is scrutinizing the bank accounts of these people. During the code of conduct, a list of those who withdraw cash more than five lakh, ten lakh rupees has been prepared. These include independent candidates, businessmen-entrepreneurs along with various parties. The records of the transactions of rupees in the previous years are being checked in the accounts. These people will be questioned for the purpose of withdrawing cash.
If these people are not able to give a valid reason for withdrawing cash, then it will be presumed that this money has been spent in election related activities. Then the Income Tax Department will take action as per the guidelines of the Election Commission. A senior Income Tax Department official said that on the basis of the list of election observers, Rs 56 lakh has been seized in Banaras, Ballia and Mirzapur so far. In this, 20 lakh rupees have been seized in Ballia, 16 lakh in Mirzapur, 20 lakh in Banaras.