Income Tax dept raids locations linked to Chhattisgarh govt officials

The IT dept conducted the raids as part of an investigation into allegations of tax evasion against officials including senior IAS officer in Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government.

File image of a sign outside the Income Tax office | Photo: Brent Lewin | Bloomberg

New Delhi/Raipur: The Income Tax department on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations linked to Chhattisgarh government officials and others, I-T officials said.

The searches are being conducted to probe charges of alleged tax evasion by these people that includes the family of a senior IAS officer in Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in the state.

The I-T team are assisted by central paramilitary forces to conduct the raids in Raipur and a few other locations, the officials added.