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Paradise Papers: Govt orders multi-agency probe, and other key developments

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced a multi-agency investigation after Paradise Papers sprang up over 700 Indian names

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Eighteen months after the famous Panama Papers leak, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) leaked another massive trove of financial data — Paradise Paperson Sunday. The leak contains 13.4 million secret documents of financial transactions from two leading offshore firms in secret tax havens — Bermuda’s Appleby and Singapore’s Asiaciti Trust.

India ranks 19th in terms of the number of names. From Vijay Mallya to Jayant Sinha, Paradise Papers allegedly reveal offshore dealings of 714 Indian individuals and entities.

Here are key developments in the matter so far

1. Multi-agency probe: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced a