I-T men file complaint against Capt Amrinder

New Delhi: The income tax department has filed a prosecution complaint against former Punjab chief minister and Congress functionary Amarinder Singh for giving false statement on oath related to proceeds of a foreign registered trust and purchase of properties abroad. The Congress neta has been accused of being one of the beneficiaries of a foreign-registered trust which was created by his son Raninder Singh. The latter had allegedly purchased properties abroad using deposits in trusts created in tax havens, the details of which were never shared with the I-T department. Singh was earlier questioned by the I-T department on the ownership of these foreign assets. According to the I-T complaint, the former CM was actively involved in creation of these foreign assets, including creation of the trust and purchase of properties.