"We went to 11 premises, which housed over 24 companies but we could not find anything. In a couple of cases, even the addresses were non-existent," an IT source said speaking on condition of anonymity.
"All the companies are bogus and they do not exist on the addresses given to the Registrar of Companies," the source told PTI.
The IT sleuths had gone there to verify the addresses of the companies, find out whether they really existed and to know about the nature of the business.
All these companies were connected with the Purti group in some or the other way, while some had bought and sold shares in Purti Power and Sugar Limited, the official said.
These companies came up two years back, had pan cards and were filing their returns, he said.
"We will now check our internal files to get the whereabouts of the people who had filed the returns," he said.
Meanwhile, the Purti group has said some of the companies, about which the Income Tax department carried out on-field inquiries in Mumbai today, are not part of its family but have made investments in the firm.
"Today, Income Tax department has done a survey on various companies in Mumbai. These companies being referred as part of Purti group is factually wrong.
"As alleged, these companies are not part of Purti group. These companies have invested in some companies of Purti group. Purti group has nothing to do with the actions of the I-T department," Managing Director of Purti Power and Sugar Limited (PPSL) Sudhir Dive said in a statement.(More)
