The sudden transfer of the Director (Investigation), GST, Punjab, has again brought into focus the tax evasion scam in the trade of iron and steel scrap in Punjab.

The government has withdrawn the charge of the Director (Investigation), from Jaskaran Singh Brar, Joint Commissioner (Appeals), and given the additional charge to Harsimrat Kaur.

Senior functionaries and officials of the Taxation Department told The Tribune that the transfer was effected as the officer “was on the sensitive post for the past nearly two years”.

“The role of another official posted in the State Intelligence and Preventive Unit (SIPU), posted in Patiala, MP Singh, is also under the scanner . There were complaints… he had let off a person by imposing a minor penalty of Rs 2 lakh after a recovery notice of Rs 4 c

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