Income Tax raids on 16 locations linked to Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot; search operation underway

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted a search operation on multiple premises linked to Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot. The AAP minister premises are being raided n connection with an alleged tax evasion case, officials said. The IT department has raided at least 16 locations in national capital and Gurugram.

A team of 30 tax department officials are in the raid operations. Search underway at Brisk Infrastructure and Developers Ltd & Corporate International Financial Services Ltd, at present.

The searches are being conducted as part of a tax evasion investigation against two construction firms linked to the minister and others, the officials said.

Kailash Gahlot is the minister for transport, law and revenue and is an Aam Admi Party (AAP) legislator from the Najafgarh Assembly Constituency.