Income Tax raids across 200 locations over fake political donation claims

Jul 14, 2025

The Income Tax Department is raiding over 200 locations related to false deductions of political donations and bogus bills claimed under Section 80GGC. Searches also target fraudulent medical expenses and tuition fees.

The Income Tax Department is conducting raids on more than 200 locations, in connection with false deductions under various heads, including political donations, tuition fees, and medical expenses, sources told ANI.

This stern action from the Income Tax Department came after they found several bogus bills claimed by several intermediaries under section 80GGC. This section of the Income Tax Act offers taxpayers a deduction for donations made to political parties or any electoral trusts.

According to a report by ANI citing sources, the Income Tax Department are conducting searches in connection with the deduction of bogus medical expenses and tuition fees.

Sources told ANI that there were complaints where several intermediaries were regularly claiming deduction on bogus bills. These bogus bills were provided to the intermediaries on commission, ranging from five to ten per cent.

These tax evaders are mainly from capital cities, where people on a regular basis are fraudulently claiming deductions on tuition fees and medical expenses and through political donations, sources told ANI. (ANI)

(With inputs from ANI)

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