KARACHI: Investigation officer Muhammad Azam Nafees has submitted an interim challan before Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi against suspect Syed Tanveer Ahmed son of Syed Iqbal Ahmed, owner/ partner of M/s Winsome Package, who was alleged involved in a case of mega sales tax fraud of Rs184 million approximately.
Custom Court accepted interim challan and issued non-bail able warrants of the above mentioned accused person.
Names of Muhammad Azam Nafees, IRAD Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation Inland Revenue, Humayun IRO Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation Inland Revenue and Saeed Khan, Audit-IR Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation Inland Revenue mentioned as witnesses in the charge sheet.
According to the prosecution, during the investigation, it was revealed that above mentioned accused with connivance of the other accused committed a commission of tax fraud as envisaged under section 2 (37) of the Sales Tax act.
Therefore, a case was registered in violation of section 3, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 26 and 73 of the sales tax act, 1990 read with SRO 670 (1)/ 2013 dated 18/07/2013 and fifth schedule to the sales tax act, 1990 punishable under section 33 (13) along with default surcharge under section 34 ibid, the accused are also liable to be prosecuted/ punished under the provision of section 37 B of the Sales Tax Act 1990.
