The Manipur Tax department on Tuesday stated that it has been conducting raids in godowns/warehouses and intercepting and inspecting conveyance for verification of documents at the same time, conducting inspection of goods to check illegal holding and movement of illegal goods related to the general election to the State Legislative Assembly of Manipur 2022.
Raids were conducted at various godowns and warehouses to check the illegal holding of goods and freebies related to distribution for the ensuing General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Manipur, 2022, stated a release issued by assistant commissioner of Taxes Y Indrakumar.
In three godowns/warehouses, namely Ram Nath Store at Thangal Bazar; Shree Shyam Steels at Thangal Bazar, and Steel Trading Corporation at Mantripukhri, goods have been found with no proper records and documents, it stated.
The department has taken necessary action to verify the documents and records and further Show Cause Notices have been served to ascertain the value of goods illegally holding if any in the godowns, it mentioned.
It further stated that the department is monitoring the movement of goods carrying vehicles on all the National Highways regularly to verify e-way bills and documents.
On Tuesday, a flying squad of the department checked 23 vehicles on National Highway 39. Of the 23 vehicles intercepted for verification of e-way bills and documents, four vehicles were found carrying goods illegally and without proper documents, it mentioned.
The vehicles were seized and detained at the department Headquarter at Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Khuman Lampak, Imphal East for physical verification and penalties have been imposed on the defaulting vehicles, it further stated.
The department has been reinforced with the regular enforcement work by conducting regular raids of godowns/warehouses to check and identification of types of freebies and regular checking of goods vehicles on the National Highways to verify the illegal movement of goods on the instruction of Election Commission of India (ECI) for the ensuing General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Manipur, 2022, it added.
