By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, March 2, 2017 : Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has so far traced black money to the tune of around Rs 70,000 crore.

Speaking to media persons at Cuttack, SIT vice-chairman Justice Arijit Pasayat disclosed this. “Black money to the tune of around Rs 70,000 crore in total has been traced under different schemes like Income Tax Declaration Scheme, Benami Transactions etc,” Pasayat informed.

Meanwhile, based on SIT’s directions, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken up investigations into the cash holding and properties of different self-proclaimed Godmen and mafia dons in Odisha.

“In the three-four big cases that we have taken up in Odisha like the cases against mafia dons or the cases against so-called Godmen in Odisha we find that good work has been done if we compare ED’s investigations with that by the police,” Justice Pasayat said.

The SIT on black money is expected to submit its sixth report by the first week of April.