Paradise Papers: Cong demands filing of FIR against Sinha

Monday, 6 November 2017 (19:00 IST)
New Delhi, Nov 6 (UNI) Attacking the NDA Government on the revelations on 'Paradise Papers' in which names of 714 Indians have surfaced, including that of Union Minister, Jayant Sinha, the Congress on Monday demanded filing of an FIR against Sinha in this regard.
 
Talking to reporters here, AICC media incharge Randeep Surjewala said, 'even as the Government did not register a single FIR till now in the 500 names which had surfaced during Panama Papers expose in May 2016, new set of investigations known as the ‘Paradise Papers’ have surfaced wherein 714 Indian links of tax havens have emerged including that of a Union Minister Jayant Sinha and a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, RK Sinha.
 
The latest expose of ‘Paradise Papers’ has named Jayant Sinha and BJP Rajya Sabha MP, RK Sinha with links to offshore entities. D Light Design, a US company with s subsidiary of the same name in offshore tax haven ie Cayman Island, signed a loan agreement dated December 31, 2012 with Mr Jayant Sinha as a signatory and a director.

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