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Three days after the government made public an official email address for whistleblowers to tip-off tax authorities on black money holders, it has received around 4,000 mails, Economic Times reported. The email id ‘blackmoneyinfo@incometax. gov.in’ was launched by the Central Government on Friday so that people could report any information related to black money holders without revealing their identity.

Speaking to ET, a finance ministry official said: “We are getting a good response”. The authorities are keeping a strict vigil on any dubious cash deposits, illegal currency exchange or hawala transaction ever since the announcement of demonetisation policy on November 8. The new email service launched by government will add to the current flow of information as it enables common people to freely share information about any such activities.

Tax authorities also get regular inputs from banks on suspicious transactions. It is mandatory for all banking institutions to report any such activities through the Financial Intelligence Unit.

So far, cash in form of new currency worth over Rs 250 crore has been seized by Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate officials in raids conducted across the country. On Tuesday, IT sleuths raided the residence and office of Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Sushil Vaswani after being reportedly tipped-off.

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