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The Income Tax Department on Wednesday recovered Rs 5 crore in cash from the residence of Karnataka Power Minister DK Shivakumar during its raids in New Delhi, an official said. The Tax officials carried out raids at over 39 places, including the residential premises of Mr Shivakumar and his brother in Delhi and Bengaluru this morning. Nearly 39 premises owned by Mr Shivakumar and his family were being searched by a team of about 120 IT officials along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel across the country, the official said. Congress lawmaker N Ravi's house in Bengaluru's southern suburb was also searched.
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Congress MLA Shaktisinh Gohil shares video of CRPF personnel in Bengaluru's Eagleton Resort during IT raid (video source:Shaktisinh Gohil) pic.twitter.com/c827asDP1w
- ANI (@ANI_news) August 2, 2017
Raided Karnataka Minister Was Tearing Papers, Says Arun Jaitley: 10 Facts https://t.co/6RvUIa4wNp #NDTVNewsBeeps pic.twitter.com/SE9dz1z7Vy
- NDTV (@ndtv) August 2, 2017
CRPF was used during IT raids instead of seeking police cooperation says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on IT raids in Bengaluru
- ANI (@ANI_news) August 2, 2017
Tax Raid In Karnataka, Arun Jaitley Vs Congress In Parliament: 10 Points
"The BJP is on an unprecedented witch-hunt just to win one Rajya Sabha seat," tweeted Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is seeking a re-election to the upper house from one of three seats in Gujarat.
Income Tax officials picked up Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar from a Bengaluru resort where 44 Gujarat Congress lawmakers are staying.
Mr Shivakumar, the Energy Minister in Karnataka's Congress government, is being investigated for tax evasion. He is considered a trouble-shooter by his Congress party.
