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Two held for forging Income Tax return papers

NEW DELHI: Two men who allegedly forged Income Tax return papers and other documents to get the bank loan applications of their clients cleared have been arrested. The police claim to have seized 35 PAN cards, 70 forged and blank Income Tax return forms, 12 forged stamps of the Income Tax Department, chartered accountants and Sales Tax officials.

Mohammad Zabir, a resident of Tughlaqabad, lodged a complaint with the South Delhi police alleging that the documents he had been supplied by an agency for approval of a bank loan had been found forged. Through his acquaintances, Zabir came to know about Ghanshyam Sharma, proprietor of Account Works and Consultancy, who promised to help him get the loan on a commission of Rs.5,000.

Ghanshyam also assured him of arranging all the required documents and later gave him the Income Tax return papers purportedly bearing the stamp of the Income Tax Department. However, the bank turned down the application stating that the papers were forged. He again contacted Ghanshyam, who started demanding more money to arrange original papers.

Acting on his complaint, the police arrested Ghanshyam on Tuesday. During interrogation, he purportedly disclosed that he ran a consultancy service at Sangam Vihar. He allegedly roped in Ramesh Ahuja, who operated as a tout at the Income Tax office in ITO. According to the police, Ghanshyam used to fill the Income Tax return forms of applicants and put the fake stamp of a chartered accountant, whereas Ramesh Kumar would allegedly forge the Income Tax Department stamp on the papers. Ghanshyam was allegedly instrumental in opening about 30 accounts in different banks. The police are investigating the suspected involvement of bank officials.

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