Income Tax Department Conducts Searches in Delhi-based IAS Coaching Centre for Tax Evasion

An Income Tax raid was conducted on Wednesday at the premises of VisionIAS, a Delhi-based coaching institute for civil service aspirants, on suspicion of tax evasion, according to an IT department official.

According to the official, the institution’s premises on Delhi’s Pusa Road, as well as some other areas, are being covered. According to officials, the search teams are reviewing financial documents and accounts of the institute, which has branches in other cities, as reported by PTI. Important documents have been seized.

The institute recently became embroiled in a controversy after a number of social media users protested, claiming that anti-Hindu comments were made in a lecture video allegedly featuring an institute faculty member.

On February 28, the coaching institute issued a statement on its Twitter account, stating that the video clip was “a small part of a discussion taken by an esteemed faculty member, VisionIAS.”

“VisionIAS firmly believes in the ethos and values enshrined in the Indian Constitution, and any sentiments hurt are unintentional and deeply regretted,” the organization stated.

Source: PTI