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If You Have Committed A Mistake, Admit It, Pay Due Taxes And Live In Peace

Deputy Director Income Tax (DDIT), Investigations, Mr. Ashok Charan, in the first part of the two-part video interview tells Indian Masterminds what it takes to catch tax evaders. The 2016-batch IRS officer posted in Jaipur, is also the recipient of Excellence Award by the Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitaraman, for unearthing tax evasion of Rs 4000 crore, biggest in the department’s history.
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He disguised himself as an intern Engineer in a factory. To qualify as an intern he thoroughly studied engineering books for over a month. He worked in the factory for over a week, figuring out all loopholes he had come looking for. After finishing internship, he returned with a team and busted the crime.

Please click on the link to watch the full interview…

Straight out of a crime thriller? No, its a real life story. The intern in the story is 2016-batch Indian Revenue Officer, Mr Ashok Charan, who is currently posted as Deputy Director of Income Tax (DDIT) in Income Tax wing at Jaipur. The crime he busted was tax evasion to tune of over Rs 25000 crores. He was without any security in the factory, under a threat that his cover might be blown anytime. But, not only did he perform his role perfectly, he also won the Award for Excellence by Union Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, for uncovering the ‘biggest ever tax evasion’ detected by the income tax department.

He could play the perfectly because Mr Ashok Charan is a natural actor. He has been playing different roles in the films being directed by his boss, Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha, the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Rajasthan). Not only that Mr Charan has also directed a film made on the real life incident described above.

In this exclusive video interview with Indian Masterminds, Mr Charan talks about various strategies adopted by the income tax department to unearth tax evasion and how the department always remains one step ahead of the evaders.

This is only the first episode of the interview. In the second episode to be published shortly he talks of his struggles, selection in the UPSC and his passion for music, sports and films. Please keep watching this space….


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