$100-million aviation scam: Corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar under I-T lens

Talwar was under the I-T scanner for allegedly receiving $100 million in individual and corporate bank accounts

The income-tax department has filed five prosecution complaints against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, known for his proximity to politicians and senior government officials, reported The Times of India. 

He was under the I-T scanner for allegedly receiving $100 million in individual and corporate bank accounts controlled by him and his family members in various tax jurisdictions. 

"Deepak Talwar received more than $100 million in foreign accounts owned through a complex structure of Trusts in different tax jurisdictions," according to the prosecution complaint, says a News18 report. 

Talwar, who was closely associated with the civil aviation, FIPB and infrastructure sectors, was allegedly