BJP Demands CBI Probe Into Recovery Of Rs 94 Crore In Cash During Raids
NDTV
Karnataka BJP staged a demonstration demanding a CBI investigation into the recovery of huge amounts of cash in the recent I-T raids in four states.
The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday staged a demonstration here demanding a CBI investigation into the recovery of huge amounts of cash in the recent I-T raids in Karnataka and some other states. The BJP had also held protests in Karnataka on Monday targeting the Congress government linking Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar with alleged corruption in the backdrop of the I-T raids.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes said on Monday that the Income Tax Department has seized Rs 94 crore in cash as well as gold, diamond jewellery worth Rs eight crore and 30 luxury watches following raids on government contractors and real estate developers in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.
In Karnataka, the I-T sleuths seized about Rs 42 crore in cash from a contractor and his son, sources in the department said.
