The raids at the residence of Congress' KB Koliwad come in the run-up to assembly bypolls in 15 segments in Karnataka following the disqualification of the MLAs from Congress and the JD(S) which led to the toppling of the coalition government and installation of the BJP government led by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
The Income Tax Department has conducted a search and seizure operation in Tamil Nadu and detected an undisclosed income of Rs 700 crore, according to an official statement.
Informed sources said the team carried out the raids at the offices located in the Old City's Bohri Kadal area and Nowgam in the outskirts of the city. However, the reason for the raids remains unknown.
The Income-Tax Department Friday conducted searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu on suspicion of alleged illegal cash being pumped in to lure voters in the poll-bound state and seized cash of about Rs 15 crore, officials said.
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Incriminating evidence found during the searches resulted in the defaulters admitting to Rs 109 crore unaccounted income.
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This comes after recovery of Rs 163 crore cash and about 100-kg bullion following raids earlier this week at multiple premises of a road construction firm in Tamil Nadu.
The searches were launched on the premises of Ms SPK and Company, a partnership firm engaged in road and highway construction, on contract from the government.
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The investigation wing of the Delhi Directorate of Income Tax on Friday raided the premises of U&I Vaults Limited, and seized items worth Rs 21.2 crore.
The agency had on Thursday issued fresh summons to Karti after he skipped his appearance before it in connection with the money laundering probe.
The Income Tax sleuths on Friday raided the premises of Veda Nilayam, the Poes Garden, the Chennai residence of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
The IT department will look at the routing of funds within India whereas other agencies will look into the routing of money outside India, the official said.
The searches are being conducted in connection with unexplained routing of cash post-demonetisation through shell companies allegedly connected to Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dinakaran.
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