KARACHI: The Customs Court approved an interim charge sheet against Tariq Saeed, owner of M/s Techno Bright Impex and others, who were nominated in the first information report (FIR) of mega sales tax evasion scam.
On 6 January 2020, investigation officer of Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue II&P Cell, Zone-I, submitted progress report and informs the court that during the investigation, it was found that the accused managed to get registered business with name of M/s Techno Bright Impex and declared principal business activity as manufacturer of textile goods.
He further submitted that the directorate has conducted discreet inquiry about the genuineness of the refund claim and it was observed that during the course of scrutiny of monthly sales tax returns and refunds claimed/ adjusted for the period, June, July, August and September 2012 following discrepancies have been observed in the data available at officials web portal FBR to said case an aggregated amount of refund of Rs71.434 million has been claimed processed to the subject unit which is registered as importer, exporter and wholesaler.
He says that during the investigation, it was found that the accused fraudulently got the sales tax registration as manufacturer whereas the said person does not have any manufacturing facility and does not exist at declared business address, therefore, FIR is lodged accordingly.
After the hearing, the court approved a charge sheet against adjourning the hearing for copy supply and framing charges for the next date of hearing.
