AAP Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot’s Premises Raided By I-T; Rs 35 Lakh, Benami Property Documents Seized

On Saturday (13 October), Income Tax Department recovered huge sums of cash and other relevant documents after successfully conducting searches across Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot’s premises. He has been accused of tax evasion.

Zee News India has reported that Rs 35 lakh cash had been seized and papers registering benami properties have been discovered. Nearly 16 locations were searched in the national capital by a team of 30 officers. The searches were carried out at Brisk Infrastructure and Developers Ltd and Corporate International Financial Services Ltd.

Gahlot is in-charge of transport, revenue, law, information technology and administrative reforms and represents Najafgarh constituency in New Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and several other leaders have condemned the “harassment” from the Central government.

Expressing solidarity with Gahlot, MLAs including Nitin Tyagi, Kartar Singh and Naresh Yadav visited the AAP leader’s residence at Vasant Kunj.