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TEMPERED PROOF - a trial by fire only made it stronger. When the Revenue Intelligence Bureau launches the most daring operation in its history, they are prepared for resistance. What they aren't prepared for... is betrayal. Leading the effort are two men shaped by contrasting battles - Sushant Pawar, driven by an unwavering sense of duty and Mahadeo Malkar, a brilliant officer fighting not just powerful law offenders, but also doubt and scrutiny. Months of meticulous planning and carefully guarded secrecy lead to a massive multi-city operation - precise, formidable, and seemingly unstoppable. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. When plans begin to crack and trust is pushed to its limits, the team stands its ground - battered, but unbroken. From covert surveillance to shell companies, coded ledgers, hidden lockers, and rural hideouts, Tempered Proof follows a relentless pursuit of truth against time, pressure, and manipulation. Rooted in real investigative tactics, it blends procedural depth with human drama, revealing the courage, exhaustion, and resolve behind every breakthrough. A gripping investigative thriller about betrayal, resilience, and proof that refuses to die.

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Sushil Shendge is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and currently serves as Joint Commissioner of Income Tax in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Sushil is a medical doctor by training, he holds an MBBS and an MD from institutions in Mumbai and Delhi. With extensive experience in tax investigation and intelligence-led enforcement across Maharashtra, his work has involved complex searches and high-stakes economic offence cases, earning professional recognition. His fiction draws on this background to explore the moral and psychological dimensions of investigation. Tempered Proof is his debut novel. The views expressed in his fiction are personal and do not reflect those of the Government of India.

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