Tax Officials At Actor Sonu Sood's Mumbai Home For 3rd Straight Day

The AAP and the Shiv Sena have called out the "witch-hunt" against Sonu Sood.

Tax officials were at actor Sonu Sood's Mumbai home for the third straight day this morning over an alleged land deal despite widespread criticism from political parties, including the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the Aam Aadmi Party, that have questioned the timing of the searches.

The 48-year-old actor, whose philanthropic efforts for those affected by the pandemic have earned huge praise, had recently announced a tie-up with the AAP government in Delhi. He was chosen as the brand ambassador of the government's 'Desh ke Mentor' programme, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at an event last month.

The collaboration has been linked to the tax searches by the critics, who called it a "witch-hunt".

Sonu Sood, who began his acting career two decades ago, emerged as an icon amid India's fight against Covid as he helped numerous migrants last year who were left stranded after the government announced one of the world's strictest lockdowns. Since then, he has been helping people who are trying to arrange medicines or hospital beds for Covid treatment.