Nagpur: After the CBI and Ed, the Income Tax Department (IT) dated the former Minister of State House Anil Deshmukh in Nagpur, Pune and Mumbai on Friday.
The team from the Wing Investigation Department invaded the premise associated with Deshmukh, including his bungalows in civilians.
Operations in Nagpur began between 10 and 11 in the morning, and included a number of locations such as the Office of the Nagpur Technology (NIT) Institute led by Deshmukh, and places in the Katol constituency.
The place of office and an accountant house that was chartered by Kishore Dewani was also raided.
One more rental accountant Ramdaspeth connected to Deshmukh is questioned, said the source.
The team also went to Flat No.
702 at the Rachana Galaxy Upmarket apartment in Shankar Nagar.
This flat has existed in the news in previous cases relating to Deshmukh, including, Adarsh’s flat scam investigation in 2011-12.
The place is sought in Pune and Mumbai with respect to the same case, said the source.
The Director (Investigation) at the Nagpur SS Parida, whose office coordinated Friday’s actions by 130 officers from various cities, declined to comment because the search was still ongoing.
There was no response from the Anil Deshmukh office for official comments, without confirming its existence.
This is the first income tax attack after Covid.
Parida took over as an investigation director about a week ago.
Dewani is also borne by Raid Ed.
His statement was recorded by ed in connection with land ownership worth RS300 Crore in the Uran purchased from the villagers in cash.
Allegedly that Darivi land was transferred through the Shell Company – Premier Port Premier Limited Link.
Dewani is one of the directors at this company.
Other directors are umesh agrawal.
In departing from regular practice, the Raiding Party was escorted by the Central Police Reserve Personnel (CRPF) armed with automatic weapons.
Sources, including tax practitioners and people in income tax, said that even though the police escort was used regularly, CRPF personnel were rarely seen in the action.
At Rachana Galaxy, one of the locations included in the attack, one of the security personnel held a 5.56 Insas rifle, where the transparent magazine showed it was loaded.
Another holds the Kalashnikov attack rifle.
The source said even the opposite armed police escorted the party but the security setting was rather unusual this time.
Flat on no.
702 Rachana Galaxy covered in the attack was studied for someone to have in Pune.
Neighbors say no one lives here at this time.
The Shell company was allegedly used to fund the purchase of a flat in Adarsh ​​apartment in Colaba, Mumbai, traced to this apartment.
Then, it was found as the address of the aroma of personal production was limited in the case of avoidance of GST.
IT search followed the chargesheet submission with ED and the recent arrest of attorney Dishmukh Anand Daga.
A photographer who works for Education and Social Organizations Deshmukh is also questioned during the attack, said the source.