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'Azhar declared Rs 160 million under VDIS'

It was former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin who declared Rs 160 million under the Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme (VDIS), Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Vishwa Bandhu Gupta has alleged.

He said this in a secretly recorded videotape produced by tehelka.com which was made public Saturday.

Gupta had earlier said a recent former captain had deposited Rs 160 million under VDIS, but had not divulged the name as per the provisions of the scheme which safeguarded depositors' identity.

Caught off-guard during the recording, Gupta said: ''Azharuddin'', when asked whom did he suspect was the declarant.

Mumbai Commissioner of Police (Railways) Rakesh Maria alleged in the videotape that Azhar had contacts with Dawood gang members like Chhota Shakeel, Sharad Shetty and Anees.

''He (Azhar) has a criminal bent of mind,'' he alleged adding that the former captain was ''very smart'' and changed his mobile number quite frequently.

He put the total worth of Azhar at Rs 1.5-1.6 billion with four-five flats in Juhu alone.

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