KARACHI: The Customs Taxation & Anti-Smuggling court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi extended the physical remand of accused person namely Shah Rukh Easir, proprietor of M/s Easir Traders and sent back him to customs department till April 15, 2017 who was allegedly involved in a tax evasion case to the tune of Rs2,110,719 to the national exchequer.
During the hearing, investigation officer Saud Hassan Khan, DG Intelligence & Investigation-FBR informed the court that staff of the Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR (Enforcement Customs) Regional Tax Office, Karachi, has lodged FIR dated 06/04/2017 against M/s Easir Traders & others associates in crime, who have been found involved in the illegal removal of gasoline generators from the bonded warehouse M/s Lokhandwala S.I.T.E Karachi under jurisdiction of Customs Collectorate, Appraisement West Karachi, imported vide goods declaration dated 26/11/2014.
He further informed the court that accused and his others associates are involved in evading the customs duty and taxes to the tune of Rs. 2,110,719, he submitted that prosecution needs further investigation from said accused person, therefore, court may send him to customs department on physical remand.
After the hearing, court granted his request and sent back the accused to customs department on physical remand till April 15, 2017, court also directed investigation officer to produce the accused on next date of hearing along with progress report.
It needs to be pertinent here that names of accused Mansoor S/O Muhammad Hussain Lokkhandwala, owner of M/S Lokkhandwala, Haider Saleem, proprietor of M/s Gateway International were also mentioned in FIR as accused who are still absconders in this case.
Case was registered against them in violation of section 18, 32, (1) (2) 79 (1) and 104 of the customs act, 1969 read with section 86, 97, 98 and 116 punishable under section 156 (1) (14) (50) (59) and (82) ibid further read with section 3, 6, 7A, and 34 of the sale tax act, 1990 and section 148 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
