(a) whether several companies got themselves registered to import/buy high speed diesel and other petro-products to prepare paint and other solvents but sell the imported products in the open market fraudulently;
(b) if so, the details of such companies;
(c) the names of the officers who were found in nexus with these companies; and
(d) the action taken against such officers?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) to (d):- Some customers who were obtaining petroleum products on concessional sales tax basis are alleged to have been diverting these products for the purpose other than the intended use thereby evading sales tax. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case in the matter on 23rd May, 2000 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.