India targets tax evaders who hide 'black money' at home and abroad
Sept 30 tax payment deadline for those who have stashed cash in foreign accounts
New Delhi
AMONG the pledges that propelled Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power a year ago was one to bring home millions of dollars of illicit money the super rich had stashed abroad.
Trying to make good on his promise, his government has introduced a string of tough new measures in recent months designed to crack down on so-called black money, and fuelling panic among India's elite and growing numbers of millionaires.
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