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Income Tax Raids Prime Focus, Shares Drop 8%

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  • India’s Income Tax Department raided Prime Focus Ltd’s Mumbai office and chairman Namit Malhotra’s home on October 7.
  • The raids also included Malhotra’s chartered accountant and related individuals’ premises.
  • Authorities said the probe targets alleged foreign remittances and possible tax irregularities.
  • Prime Focus shares fell about 8 percent in Wednesday trading after the raids were reported.
  • The firm derives roughly 92 percent of revenue from overseas, a key foreign-remittance factor.