Actor Sonu Sood Evaded Over 20 Crore In Taxes

Today, The Income Tax Department said actor Sonu Sood and his associates had evaded tax worth over Rs 20 crore. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) further added that I-T Department conducted a search and seizure operation at various premises of Sonu Sood in Mumbai and also at a Lucknow-based group of industries engaged in infrastructure development. According to the allegations against the actor, whose philanthropic efforts for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have earned huge praise, his non-profit Sood Charity Foundation set up in July last year during the Covid first wave collected donations of over ₹ 18 crore till April this year, out of which ₹ 1.9 crore has been spent on relief work and the balance ₹ 17 crore has been lying unused in the non-profit's bank account.