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Time For A Probe: The Allegations against Manoj Agarwal & the Kamla Pasand Group demand a full investigation —For Tax Evasion & possible money-laundering under PMLA. Detailed questionnaires were sent to both. Neither responded. #PMLA #KamlaManojKiKahani

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(16/16)

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~Rs 80,000 Crore Gone: If Jaiswal’s account holds, Agarwal may have robbed the state exchequer of ~Rs 70,000–80,000 crore in tax evasion —And that’s from betel nut alone! Factor in pan masala, gutkha & other products, and the true loss could be many times higher! #TaxEvasion #BetelNutScam

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(15/16)

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A Meeting In Secret: This interview took place at a hidden location— whistleblower Jaiswal’s every move watched, his home under constant surveillance! He has given Cobrapost dozens of documents, WhatsApp chats & call recordings, all corroborating his account of Manoj Agarwal’s operations.
#Whistleblower #ProxyEmpire

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(14/16)

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Caught On Paper: In one recorded call, Jaiswal says he discussed a ~₹7.30 Crore payment with Agarwal —and backs it up on the spot, holding up a photo of Agarwal next to a document filled with hand-written entries! #HardEvidence #ManojAgarwalNexus

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(12/16)

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THREAD | COBRAPOST EXCLUSIVE | Part IV: Whistleblower Kush Jaiswal says he & his family are being harassed & his every movement monitored —Even as he bravely lays bare Manoj Agarwal’s nexus with Kamla Pasand. #Whistleblower #ThreatToLife

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(1/16)

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~₹395 Crore In Half A Year: Jaiswal’s own documents show the Delhi & Kolkata operations alone booked over ~₹395 Crore in sales in just 6 months—July to December 2019. Jaiswal’s claim that Agarwal traded ~₹60,000 crore over Six Years? Suddenly doesn’t sound like a stretch. #FollowTheMoney #BetelNutDhanda

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(11/16)

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Gathering Evidence: Jaiswal says he started a diary, recorded phone calls, saved WhatsApp chats & kept detailed records of the Daruhera and Chhindwara operations. He then walked into DGGI Delhi & laid out Agarwal’s shady dealings —and the revenue the government was losing. #DGGI #PaperTrail #TaxEvasion

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(7/16)

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Six Years, Then A Breaking Point: Whistleblower Jaiswal says he grew fed up with Agarwal’s ways— brazenly using & dumping proxies, running fake entities, keeping 90% of business off the books! His pleas for clean, honest dealings went unheard. So he chose to act. #Whistleblower #ProxyEmpire

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(6/16)

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~₹9 Crore In Just 30 Days: Jaiswal claims the firm allegedly drew 23 RTGS transfers ~Rs 9.20 lakh to ~Rs 1.50 crore each— between 16 July & 15 Aug, 2024, from six entities: Pawan Sut Enterprises, Dheera Trading Company, Gooddeal Infracon, Cosmic Trade and Investments, Amarkantak Infracon & Palak Suppliers. #MoneyTrail #RTGS #ShellFirms

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(4/16)

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Another Proxy Unmasked in Chhindwara: Whistleblower Jaiswal alleges he set up Benami Firm Shree Rudra Overseas in MP (~March 2022) at Agarwal’s behest — registered in brother-in-law Manoj Jaiswal’s name. A leased plot became a working factory by June 2023, every operation run in the firm’s name.#BenamiFirm #ProxyEmpire

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(3/16)

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The whistleblower’s Vow: Jaiswal says he can prove Agarwal is the real owner behind every one of these proxy firms, his name is nowhere, but the balance sheets will nail him— “he won’t escape.”
#ProxyFirms #AgarwalExposed

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(13/14)

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THREAD | COBRAPOST EXCLUSIVE | Part III: Whistleblower Kush Jaiswal blows the lid off Manoj Agarwal’s murky nexus with Kamla Pasand Group— alleging Agarwal supplied betel nut to the Group & all its franchisees while working hand-in-glove with Group insider Dinesh Jaiswal. The two allegedly ran the Daruhera plant under cover of night, recouping their entire investment in a staggering 18 months only! #WhistleblowerSpeaks #KamlaManojKiKahani

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(1/14)

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Left Holding The Bag: Jaiswal claims the fallout was brutal —Input Tax Credit of every proxy firm, Nagpur included, was cancelled & ~14 proxy “proprietors” now stare at demand notices of Rs 20–30 crore each, while the real beneficiary allegedly walks free! #DemandNotices #ProxyOwners

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(12/14)

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Whistleblower Bombshell: For every 30–35 truckloads of processed betel nut officially accounted for, the Daruhera plant allegedly turned out 300–350 truckloads a month! Jaiswal says he was told to look away. He did…but kept the paper trail. #AgarwalUnaccounted

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(5/14)

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Whistleblower Jaiswal reveals he set up two factories at Agarwal’s behest: Daruhera and Chhindwara. He allegedly Poured in heavy investments but never recovered a dime, even as Manoj Agarwal & his partner Dinesh Jaiswal of Kamla Pasand Group recouped their entire investment within Just 18 months of Daruhera plant going live. #DaruheraFactory

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