KARACHI: Custom (Taxation & Anti-Smuggling) Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi issued the non-bailable warrants for accused persons namely Haider Saleem, proprietor of M/S Gateway International and Umer Lakhani, owner of M/S HNC Corporation, who are absconders and booked in a tax evasion case of Rs02.2million.
During the hearing, investigation officer Saud Hassan Khan, DG intelligence & investigation-FBR, submitted an interim challan and submitted that staff of the directorate general of intelligence & investigation-FBR (enforcement customs) regional tax office, Karachi, has lodged an FIR dated 06/04/2017 against M/s Easir Traders & other 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 the jurisdiction of modal customs collectorate, appraisement west Karachi, imported vide goods declaration dated 26/11/2014.
He further informed the court that Shah Rukh Easir, proprietor of M/s Easir Traders, Mansoor S/o Muhammad Hussain Lokkhandwala, owner of M/s Lokkhandwala, Haider Saleem, proprietor of M/s Gateway International, and their associates are involved in evading customs duty and taxes Rs02.2.
After the hearing, court accepted the interim challan and issued non-bailable warrants against absconding accused.
The 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.
