Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhiya, Rajkot-based bullion trader, on Monday expressed shock on being named by the government in the affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in relation of the black money case and denied having any foreign bank account.
"I have no account in the Swiss bank. I have no foreign bank account. I came to know about this from media.... I am shocked," Lodhya told reporters.
"I have declared all my wealth before the Income Tax department," he added.
He also expressed shock saying he had no idea how he was named in the list.
However, Lodhiya assured cooperation to the concern authorities.
"We will cooperate with all the authorities and legal procedure will be followed by us," he said.
In one of the most important revelations, the Centre on Monday reveal the names of three account holders in foreign bank in relation to the black money in the Supreme Court.
Apart from Pankaj Lodhia, the other two were Pradip Burman, executive director of Dabur Group and Radha S Timblo, a Goa-based miner.
In the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the government said it has no intention of holding back any names or information that it has received from foreign goverments where Indians were allegedly holding accounts.
