Dehradun: The Gupta brothers whose premises in Dehradun and Saharanpur were raided by the Income Tax (I-T) department, have been given time till March 26 to appear before the department in connection with alleged money laundering and fraudulently amassing properties in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and NCR.

Earlier, the brothers had been given time till March 16 to appear before the I-T sleuths but through their representative, they had sought another month’s time. However, the department refusing to grant them a month, allowed an extension of 10 days to make an appearance.

“If the brothers still do not turn up then necessary action would be taken as per I-T rules. A representative of the Gupta brothers had come to the I-T office in Dehradun, seeking a month’s time. He did not disclose the reasons for seeking the extension so he was allowed 10 more days,” an official said.

On March 6, I-T teams had raided the premises of the Gupta brothers who are in the eye of storm after the South African anti-corruption agency initiated multiple probes against the former president, Jacob Zuma. The brothers, Ajay, Rajesh and Atul, had shifted to South Africa from Saharanpur in 1993. During their recent stay in Dehradun before they flew to Dubai, the brothers had been provided police security by the state government. At present, the Gupta brothers are in Dubai.