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Income Tax Officials Knock Doors Across Karnataka; JD(S) Minister C S Puttaraju’s House Searched
Swarajya Staff
Mar 28, 2019, 10:56 AM | Updated 10:56 AM IST
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Officials from the Income Tax (I-T) Department are currently conducting raids at multiple sites across Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandy and Hassan in Karnataka, in what is believed to be a massive operation targeting government officials, contractors, and even a state minister, C S Puttaraju, who belongs to the Janata Dal (Secular) party, reports ANI.
Karnataka: Income-Tax raids are underway at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Hassan, Mandya & Mysuru; #visual from Hassan. The raids are taking place at locations of 17 contractors & 7 officers from Public Works Department (PWD) & Irrigation Department pic.twitter.com/Hr0Im0tqLg
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2019
Puttaraju is the Karnataka Minor Irrigation Minister, and is also a Lok Sabha MP from Mandya constituency. As part of the I-T department operation, his residence in Mandya has also been raided.
Karnataka: Income-Tax raids are underway at residence of JD(S) leader & Karnataka Minor Irrigation Minister CS Puttaraju in Mandya pic.twitter.com/BrEX9LBnOa
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2019
The contractors and officials who are the targets of the raids today belong to the Public Works Department (PWD) & the Irrigation Department.
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