Superintendent of police S Gavli said a case has also been registered against two firms M/s Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd, Mumbai, which is a clearing house firm, and M/s J A F Leitao and Sons, Goa.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today said ten officials of Goa customs and Central excise are also allegedly involved in the customs duty evasion scam along with Rajesh Adani, managing director of Adani Enterprises, a part of the Rs 26,000 crore Adani group.
Superintendent of police (CBI)(ACB) S Gavli told reporters here that the case has been registered against ten officials of Goa Custom and Central excise who allegedly facilitated import of naphtha and furnace oil by undervaluing it.
He said a case has also been registered against two firms M/s Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd, Mumbai, which is a clearing house firm, and M/s J A F Leitao and Sons, Goa.
Gavli said Adani, who was placed under arrest in Ahmedabad this morning by CBI, was yet to be brought to Goa.
"He is likely to be brought tomorrow as they are completing a few formalities," the SP said.
He said the scam unearthed is to the tune of Rs1.07 crore, of which Rs 88 lakh were in the form of excise tax evasion and rest in warehousing facility.
Gavli said the company had stored naphtha and furnace oil in the warehouse facility in Goa, despite expiry of their licence.
The case in this regard was registered in 2008 in which the scam spanning around two years ?" 2006 and 2007 was noticed. CBI, on receiving information from its sources, had registered this case, Gavli said.
He said the undervaluation was done on three imported consignments of naptha and furnace oil. CBI had booked a case under section 120-B read with 420 of IPC and section 13 (2) read with 13 (1) (d) of PC act, 1988.
Gavli said the investigation into the case is likely to apprehend Customs and Central excise officials who connived with Adani in the scam.
"Adani was earlier represented through his lawyer. We placed him under arrest because we wanted his custodial interrogation," the SP said.
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