In a major revelation, the Income Tax Department on Saturday accused Bollywood actor Sonu Sood of financial irregularities worth over Rs 250 crore by way of unutilised charitable funds, bogus contracts and circular transactions with one of his partner companies, and diverting funds to evade taxes, officials said.
And now Sonu Sood has reacted to the entire matter in a strong social media post. The actor on Monday took to his social media to share his first reaction ever since he was accused of Rs 250-cr financial irregularities.
In his official statement Sonu said that, ‘you don’t have to always tell your story time will’, he further added that: ‘Every rupee in my foundation is awaiting its turn to save a precious life and save a needy.’Sonu shared the post with a caption in hindi that reads as: “सख्त राहों में भी आसान सफर लगता है,हर हिंदुस्तानी की दुआओं का असर लगता है”. Read his entire post below:
The disclosures in Sonu Sood’s financial transaction came after IT sleuths' swoop for two days on some 28 premises in Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur and Gurugram in one of the biggest such investigative actions on any actor or entities linked with him. The operations continue.
In a rare official statement, the Income Tax Department, without naming him, has said that Sood evaded tax worth Rs 20 crore so far, besides listing other alleged wrongdoings emerging in its continuing probe.