Income Tax dept quashes rumours that Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi documents gutted in Mumbai fire

The Income Tax Department on Sunday quashed reports that claimed that records and documents related to the investigation of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi were destroyed in the fire in the Mumbai office.

Taking to Twitter, the department said, "News reports appearing in some sections of media alleging that  records/documents relating to investigation of Nirav Modi/Mehul Choksi have been destroyed in the Scindia House fire in IT Office, Mumbai are completely false & misdirected (Sic)."

News reports appearing in some sections of media alleging that records/documents relating to investigation of Nirav Modi/Mehul Choksi have been destroyed in the Scindia House fire in ITOffice,Mumbai are completely false & misdirected @PMOIndia @FinMinIndia @arunjaitley @adhia03

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) June 3, 2018

The fire broke out in the Income Tax office in South Mumbai on Friday, but no casualties were reported

The blaze started on the third floor of the I-T office located in multi-storeyed Scindia House.

"Five fire engines, four water tankers along with adequate number of fire brigade personnel were rushed to the site to douse the flames," the official said.

No injuries were reported, but one person trapped on the second floor of the commercial building was rescued by firefighters, he said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, the official said.

The building, a well-known landmark in South Mumbai, also houses the office of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT).

With PTI Inputs