On the third day of the investigation, officials uncovered approximately 3.5 kilograms of gold valued at around ₹5 crore and ₹35 lakh in cash from Soni’s premises and related sites. These assets were seized as part of efforts to trace unaccounted wealth, cash transactions and potential tax evasion linked to the operation of dairy products businesses, especially ghee wholesale.

Income Tax Investigation Wing teams from Uttar Pradesh and local Rajasthan units conducted coordinated searches across five locations, including residential addresses in Shastri Nagar, Mandore Mandi, Boronada, and New Power House Road, underscoring the scale of the probe. Alongside physical assets, officials have also confiscated computers, hard drives, mobile phones and digital storage devices to examine electronic evidence for undisclosed incomes and “unofficial transactions”.

Preliminary suspicion focuses on fraudulent billing practices and potential tax irregularities tied to dairy product distribution, with specific inquiries into the supply of “butter” into markets such as Kanpur and other states, though investigators have yet to publicly confirm the exact nature of alleged misconduct. Authorities are also scrutinizing bank accounts and safety deposit lockers belonging to Soni and his family.