IT raids at premises of former MLA Sanatan Mahakud
On Thursday, Income Tax (IT) officials raided the home and other properties of former Odisha MLA Sanatan Mahakud.
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Bhubaneswar: On Thursday, Income Tax (IT) officials raided the home and other properties of former Odisha MLA Sanatan Mahakud.
Separate teams of I-T officials are conducting simultaneous raids in Keonjhar, Joda, Bhubaneswar, and Mahakud's ancestral village, according to sources.
A number of residential buildings under construction in his name were also searched in Bhubaneswar.
Ten locations in the state are being raided at the same time. The ex-MLA's residence in Bhubaneswar's Shahidnagar area is also being searched by I-T officials.
The raid is reportedly being conducted in Bhubaneswar by a 10-member Income Tax team. The operation has been mounted to detect alleged tax evasion by the former legislator. The premises of his personal assistant is also stated to be raided.
The raid is underway and details are awaited. The search operation is likely to continue for quite some time.
