The Income Tax department conducted searches at over 30 locations in Pune and Mumbai, including the properties of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actress Taapsee Pannu on Wednesday (March 3). The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a statement to reveal that the I-T team found ‘discrepancy and manipulation of income’ worth several crores in the transactions.
Mathias Boe's Tweet
Taapsee Pannu’s rumoured boyfriend Mathias Boe shared a post on social media to request Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to help the actress in the matter. He said that Taapsee’s parents are under stress after the Income Tax department conducted a raid at her premise in Mumbai.
Boe, a former badminton player, is currently stationed in Switzerland for the Swiss Open 2021. Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have advanced to the quarterfinals of Swiss Open 2021.
“Finding myself in a bit of turmoil. Representing India for the first time as a coach for some great athletes, meanwhile I-T department is raiding Taapsee’s houses back home, putting unnecessary stress on her family, especially her parents. Man shrugging. @KirenRijiju please do something,” Boe tweeted.
How Did Kiren Rijiju Respond To Boe's Tweet?
Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju replied to Boe’s tweet and said that the ‘subject matter is beyond’ his domain. He told him to 'stick professional duties' and abide by the law.
“Law of the land is supreme and we must abide by that. The subject matter is beyond yours and my domain. We must stick to our professional duties in the best interest of Indian Sports,” Rijiju wrote on the micro-blogging site.
The CBDT, without taking name, said that the Income Tax team found ‘evidence of cash receipts by a leading actress amounting to Rs 5 crore’.
Taapsee and Mathias have been dating each other since quite some time now. They are yet to make their relationship official.
On the professional front, Taapsee will be next seen in ‘Haseen Dillruba’, which is slated to release on Netflix. She also has ‘Rashmi Rocket’ and ‘Looop Lapeta’ in her kitty. The ‘Pink’ star is currently busy shooting for ‘Dobaaraa’, which is being directed by Anurag Kashyap.
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