Evangelist KP Yohannan, the self-proclaimed bishop of Believer’s church is under the radar of the Income Tax (IT) department. The Cheruvally estate owned by him has been attached by IT sleuths.
Earlier, the IT department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had conducted raids on various establishments linked to the Believer’s Church and had unearthed tax evasion and money laundering worth crores of rupees.
Now, in a serious setback for Yohannan, the IT department has attached 2000 acres of land which Believers church took over from Harrisons Malayalam by allegedly forging documents.
The Kerala government had planned to construct an airport in this estate adjacent to Sabarimala temple. However, from the beginning, there were accusations regarding vested interests being involved in this project.
Yohannan currently resides in Texas and has been served with a notice, to which he responded that he could come back to India only in December.
However, the IT department is not going to hold back and will move ahead with its investigation regardless of any cooperation, or the lack thereof, from Yohannan.
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