Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: General Railway Police (GRP) seized cigarettes worth Rs 13 lakh.
According to SSP Railways Rajinder Gupta, continuing with its drive against illegal activities and tax evaders, GRP Jammu’s Police Post Vijaypur today seized unclaimed cigarettes worth Rs 13 lakh.
He added “Gold Flake Super Cigarettes cost around Rs 32 per packet in J&K, whereas in rest of the Country, the cost of the cigarette is Rs 40 per packet”, he said, adding that due to this differential, these cigarettes are being smuggled outside the State bypassing the Tax system.
The seizure has been made by Incharge Railway Police Post Vijaypur.
As per Commercial Tax Officers, total penalty would be around Rs 10 lakhs as and when the claimants turn-up.
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