Men posing as I-T officers steal ₹20 lakh from quarry owner in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The imposters told the victim that the department had information about his tax evasion
Five men who posed as Income Tax sleuths took away ₹20 lakh from a quarry owner in Kinathukadavu in Coimbatore on Saturday.
The police said the imposters came to the house of K. Panchalingam, 55, around 1 p.m.They grabbed the mobile phone of Mr. Panchalingam first and introduced themselves as I-T officials. They also showed him their identity cards.
The men told Mr. Panchalingam that the I-T department had information about his tax evasion. They searched the house and collected ₹20 lakh. Then they asked Mr. Panchalingam to produce documents related to the source of the money at the office at Race Course in the city if he wanted to get the cash back, the police said.