New Delhi: Over Rs3,300 crore of un-disclosed income has been detected while Rs92 crore worth new notes have been seized till now by the Income Tax department as part of its country-wide operations against black money hoarders post the demonetisation of two high value currencies by the government.

Officials said the tax department has carried out a total of 734 search, survey and enquiry operations under the provisions of the Income Tax Act since the note ban was declared on 8 November, even as the department has issued over 3,200 notices to various entities on charges of tax evasion and hawala-like dealings, till Tuesday.

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The department, they said, has seized cash and jewellery worth Rs500 crore during the same period even as the new currency seized (majorly Rs2,000 notes) is valued at about Rs92 crore. About Rs421 crore cash has been seized by the department out of the total Rs500 crore assets seized till now, they added.

“The total undisclosed income admitted or detected as part of this action, till 20 December, is more than Rs3,300 crore," they said. The agency has also referred over 220 cases to its sister agencies like the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe other financial crimes like money laundering, disproportionate assets and corruption as part of their legal mandate.

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