New Delhi:
The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted raids at VK Sasikala and her relatives’ properties in Chennai’s Poes Garden.
Jaya TV office was one among the many locations where I-T sleuths had conducted searches since last week.
The Income Tax (I-T) department sleuths had detected undisclosed income of Rs 1,430 crore in respect of 10 assessee groups which included those linked to Sasikala, her kin and their associates.
V. P. Kalairajan, a TTV Dinakaran supporter and a former MLA on IT raids said, "This is just political vendetta and targeting of one family."Â
This is just political vendetta and targeting of one family: V. P. Kalairajan, TTV Dinakaran supporter and former MLA on IT raids #Chennai pic.twitter.com/r4U4vXKHSY
— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2017
The police had said I-T officials were today verifying documents at the Green Tea Estate at Curzon in Nilgiris district.
Income Tax Dept raids #Sasikala and her relatives' properties in Chennai's Poes Garden.Heavy Security in the area. pic.twitter.com/hi5Wl4N8Eo
— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2017
The estate is said to be purchased by late chief minister Jayalalithaa and her aide Sasikala some five years ago. (With PTI Inputs)