WhatsApp chats helped unearth ₹200 crore unaccounted money: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, allows tracking people's digital assets to strengthen legal provisions. "Encrypted messages on mobile phones led to unearthing ₹250 crore unaccounted money...Evidence of crypto assets from WhatsApp messages was detected," she said. "WhatsApp communication helped unearth ₹200 crore unaccounted money," she added.