Nearly Rs 180 Crore, 19 Cash Counting Machines, 24 Hrs: India’s Biggest Haul at Offices, House of Kanpur Bizman

 one of the biggest haul ever, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have recovered Rs 177.45 crore from multiple locations in Kanpur allegedly linked to Piyush Jain, a businessman who deals in pan masala and perfumes. The counting of cash that began a day ago ended in the wee hours of Saturday, making it the biggest cash recovery in the history of GST.

As many as 11 premises of three persons, including two partners of Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain, were searched on Thursday and Friday, sources in Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said. The premises included factory outlets, offices, cold storages, and petrol pumps of perfume trader Piyush Jain and his partners. Around 19 note counting machines were sent back to SBI on Saturday after counting the cash for almost a day