NEW DELHI: The veil of secrecy on the list of Indians who stashed black money in foreign banks has finally been lifted.
Tehelka has revealed the names of 15 Indians, who have stashed their black money in the LGT bank of Liechtenstein, a well-known tax haven nation, 190 km from Munich, Germany.
The magazine claims it has has accessed 16 of the 18 names, and has made 15 of them public.
The Tehelka report claims Germany had officially handed over the list to the Indian Government on 18 March 2009.
Which means it is almost two years since the Indian Government had information about the names and bank account details of these eighteen Indians.
The list has been a subject of suspense and political debate with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee stating that this list cannot be disclosed to the Indian people and the opposition parties demanding transparecny on the issue.
The magazine says that it has approached each of these individuals involved and is awaiting their response and hence has not revealed their deatils.
The list released by the magazine includes the names of
1. Manoj Dhupelia
2. Rupal Dhupelia
3. Mohan Dhupelia
4. Hasmukh Gandhi
5. Chintan Gandhi
6. Dilip Mehta
7. Arun Mehta
8. Arun Kochar
9. Gunwanti Mehta
10. Rajnikant Mehta
11. Prabodh Mehta
12. Ashok Jaipuria
13. Raj Foundation
14. Urvashi Foundation
15. Ambrunova Trust
The three trusts in this list are registered outside India.
The government on its part has claimed that a detailed investigation into all the bank account details provided by Germany is underway and making the names public would violate the agreement between two sovereign countries, India and Germany.
Tehelka has revealed the names of 15 Indians, who have stashed their black money in the LGT bank of Liechtenstein, a well-known tax haven nation, 190 km from Munich, Germany.
The magazine claims it has has accessed 16 of the 18 names, and has made 15 of them public.
The Tehelka report claims Germany had officially handed over the list to the Indian Government on 18 March 2009.
Which means it is almost two years since the Indian Government had information about the names and bank account details of these eighteen Indians.
The list has been a subject of suspense and political debate with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee stating that this list cannot be disclosed to the Indian people and the opposition parties demanding transparecny on the issue.
The magazine says that it has approached each of these individuals involved and is awaiting their response and hence has not revealed their deatils.
The list released by the magazine includes the names of
1. Manoj Dhupelia
2. Rupal Dhupelia
3. Mohan Dhupelia
4. Hasmukh Gandhi
5. Chintan Gandhi
6. Dilip Mehta
7. Arun Mehta
8. Arun Kochar
9. Gunwanti Mehta
10. Rajnikant Mehta
11. Prabodh Mehta
12. Ashok Jaipuria
13. Raj Foundation
14. Urvashi Foundation
15. Ambrunova Trust
The three trusts in this list are registered outside India.
The government on its part has claimed that a detailed investigation into all the bank account details provided by Germany is underway and making the names public would violate the agreement between two sovereign countries, India and Germany.
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