Income Tax Raids Rock Rajasthan Ghee Traders: Delhi-Mumbai Teams Target Three Districts

• Income Tax Department launched a major, confidential operation against ghee traders in Rajasthan.
• Special teams from Delhi and Mumbai arrived in Jodhpur via chartered flights, then fanned out to three districts.
• Raids are underway in Jodhpur (Basni industrial area, Shastri Nagar), Nagaur, and Bikaner.
• Officials are scrutinizing digital data, hard disks, ledgers, and undeclared investments due to long-standing tax evasion complaints.
• The operation has caused a stir among traders; official figures on evasion are awaited post-completion.

Why It Matters: Income Tax Department conducted multi-district raids on Rajasthan ghee traders over alleged tax evasion.