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I-T department raids late Jayalalithaa's house

I-T department raids late Jayalalithaa's house
18 Nov 2017
  • The Income Tax department conducted a raid at late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Chennai residence despite protests by AIADMK members.
  • Sources said that the searches were confined to rooms used by the AIADMK supremo's personal assistant S Poongundran at "Veda Nilayam" in the upscale Poes Garden area.
  • Rooms used by jailed and deposed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala were also searched.

    • Details about the raid
    Raid
  • The searches were carried out after the I-T department received clearance for the same from the court.
  • Sources said that the I-T department had received information saying that certain people were planning to clandestinely remove crucial evidence from Veda Nilayam.
  • The Adyar residence of S Poongundran, one of Jayalalithaa's most trusted aides, was also searched.

    • I-T officials seize evidence from Veda Nilayam
    Evidence
  • During the raid, I-T officials seized electronic gadgets, including a laptop and a storage device.
  • Lawyers representing Sasikala asked to be present during the raids, but were denied permission for the same by I-T officials.
  • The raid comes days after I-T officials ended their five-day-long multi-city searches at 187 locations linked to ten income tax assesse groups associated with Sasikala, her kin, and associates.



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