Income Tax raids
continued for the fourth consecutive day in the premises linked to Tamil Nadu,
Public Works and Highways Department Minister EV Velu at Tiruvannamalai.
The search
operations were conducted at locations allegedly linked to the Minister. Earlier, four
locations in Karur district were searched by the IT Department in connection
with an alleged case of tax evasion.
The search
operations were conducted at the residence of Padma, sister of late DMK leader
Vasugi Murugesan, businessman Suresh’s office in Gandhipuram area and also at
his residence in KVP Nagar.
As per the
sources, the I-T officers conducted searches at EV Velu’s son Kamban’s
residence in Thiruvannamalai. Kamban currently serves as the Director of Arunai
Medical College and Hospital in Thiruvannamalai.
The raids at
Kamban’s residence have been underway since Friday night, as per the sources.
IT raids were also
conducted across various locations in Tamil Nadu related to contractors and
suppliers of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) in relation to providing
equipment.
Last week raids
were conducted at around 10 places in Chennai, including raids at India Private
Limited and Radha Engineering Works Private Limited.
ANI
