Bishnoi is a Congress MLA from the Adampur constituency in Haryana; the department has searched 13 premises linked to him in Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh
The raids are being conducted in state capital Bangalore, Hassan and Mandya and the department said the action is aimed against tax evaders and blackmoney generators.
Over 130 I-T officials are conducting the operation with assistance from security and police personnel
As many as 15 bank lockers and diamond jewellery were kept under "prohibitory orders" under which access to them is denied
I-T teams have covered 15 premises in Lucknow, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, Baghpat and Delhi
Premises belonging to the minister in Pudukkottai and Trichy are also being searched
Police has sought the details after an FIR was lodged on the complaint of Delhi resident
The income tax department has carried out 'swift investigations' in more than 400 cases
The Income Tax officials initiated search operations in the residence of former Union Minister S Jagathrakshakan along with various locations related to alleged tax violations. He was the former Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in 2012-13 and is a leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).According to official sources, raids were conducted in around 40 locations from Wednesday morning. Jagathrakshakan is also a business man with business interests in education and others, according to reports.An Income Tax official said that a team of 300 officials has initiated raids in around 40 locations in and out of Tamil Nadu, and the raids are conducted in connection with suspected tax violations. The raids are still going on and more information could not be revealed at this point of time, said the official.It may be noted that Jagathrakshakan was in the middle of controversy in issues including the coal scam, reported in 2012, when allegations surfaced that he managed to get ...