After resigning and issuing a relieving and no dues letter, can a (former) employer trouble?

My former employer was targeting and humiliating all employees around 50 years of age so that they would quit. Obviously, I resigned and received all the formal relieving letters, no dues certificate, and all the settlement from the company. I learned that my former employer was involved in some tax evasion and other activities, which I reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities. They raided my former employer, and further action is being taken.

In this scenario, what damage can my former employer do to me? Can they call my current employer and harm my reputation or refuse employment verification in the future? Please advise me.

Potential Consequences of Reporting Tax Evasion

Really, it is a tricky situation. Your act of informing the enforcement authorities about your former employer's tax evasion may not be illegal. However, your motive behind the act and its timing suggest vengeance. I don't think you would have disclosed your identity to the authorities, and even if so, they would not reveal the identity of informants in such cases.

Given the difficult temperament of your former employer, he may act out of rage only if it is known that you are the informant. Therefore, be cautious.

Thanks for the valuable feedback. Can my former employer refuse background verification?

Separation and IT Raid: Unconnected Events

Your separation from the company and the IT raid on the previous employer were two unconnected things. In case you had informed the IT authorities about the tax evasion, then what you did was in the interest of the nation. However, while working for the nation's interest, it was crucial to also consider your career interests. What was the need to disclose officially that you had informed the IT authorities about the tax evasion? You could have kept it a secret.

Confidentiality of Income Tax Officials

Income tax officials keep many influential individuals under surveillance. They naturally stay connected with the associates of the tax evader. However, they do not reveal the identity of their source. They maintain the utmost confidentiality.

Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar