The Income Tax department has sent the report to an adjudication authority seeking confirmation on their attachment of Shahrukh's bungalow as Benami. After the adjudication authority replies and confirms the I-T department's attachment, the department may lead to criminal proceedings against Khan. Khan has got 90 days to reply to the notice in this matter.

Mumbai: A news that may cause trouble to Bollywood Badshah, Shahrukh Khan, in a ‘Benami’ property case has aroused now. Yes, if a report by Source is to be believed, Income Tax department has ‘provisionally’ attached Shahrukh Khan’s bungalow Deja Vu Farms in Alibaug as Benami property. The department has sent the report to an adjudication authority seeking confirmation on their attachment of Shahrukh’s bungalow as Benami. After the adjudication authority replies and confirms the I-T department’s attachment, the department may lead to criminal proceedings against Khan. Khan has got 90 days to reply to the notice in this matter.

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What’s The Matter?

Shahrukh Khan had lent Rs. 8.5 Crore to Deja Vu Farms, located in Maharashtra’s Alibaug, in the form of unsecured loan. Let’s now know what is Deja Vu Farms. Deja Vu Farms is a farmhouse in Alibaug, earlier registered as Deja Vu Farms Pvt Ltd in December 2004 (as per the Website of Registrar of Companies) and had interests in Crops, Gardening and Horticulture. The directors of the company are stated as Namita Chhiba, Ramesh Chhiba and Savita Chhiba. Deja Vu Farms used the loan lent by Khan for purchasing the land which was meant for farming and agricultural activities only, alleged the IT Department.

Moreshwar Ajgaonkar, who allegedly claimed to be an agriculturist and bought the property as the property was only meant for an agriculturist or someone with aspiration to do agriculture work on the plot. Let’s know who is Moreshwar Ajgaonkar. As per 7/12 extracts, Shahrukh’s bungalow stands on 4 plots viz; 118/1/A & B, 188/2, 188/3, 188/4 which covers the area of 19,960 Sq. m which also has a swimming pool along with a helipad, located in Thal Village and Moreshwar Ajgaonkar was stated as the owner of the plot who was also stated as a director of Deja Vu Farms.









Let’s go further, Moreshwar Ajgaonkar transferred the property to Deja Vu Farms Pvt Ltd on the condition that the land will be used for farming within 3 years. In 2011, Moreshwar Ajgaonkar was taken over by Namita Chhiba as one of the Directors of the company. Now let’s know who are the Directors of Deja Vu Farms Pvt Ltd and how they are associated with Shah Rukh Khan. Namita Chhiba, Ramesh Chhiba, Savita Chhiba are the Mother-in-Law, Father-in-law and Sister-in-law of Shahrukh Khan respectively, confirmed I-T officials. So that’s how Shahrukh is in the picture.

A notice was issued under the CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone) rules under Environment Protection Act, 1986 to the bungalow authorities by the Alibaug’s Tehsildar’s office as there was a swimming pool developed without their permission. As per Prakash Sakpal, Tehsildar of Alibaug, the land built up shed in 1986 but an unauthorized swimming pool built up on Plot 118/1/B played as a catalyst for the office to serve the notice to the bungalow authorities. Source also claims that Raigad Collector, Dr. Vijay Suryavanshi had told them, in November 2017, of Khan’s bungalow being among the 87 properties which allegedly flouted the CRZ rules.







