BENGALURU: Income Tax department is conducting raids at many offices owned by V G Sidhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna.
Over 20 locations in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Chikmagalur are being raided by senior I-T officers from Karnataka and Goa regions.
VG Sidhartha is also the founder-owner of popular Cafe Coffee Day chain of cafes.
Several offices of Cafe Coffee Day, including the chain’s headquarters near Nallaru Gate in Bengaluru, and other premises owned by Sidhartha are being raided.
Inspections were carried out in the offices of two estates in Mudigere taluk, a residential school office in Chikkamagaluru, and the Serai Resorts. According to sources, an assistant commissioner rank officer from Goa is leading the inspections in various locations of Chikkamagalur district.
In Chennai too, Sical Logistics Private Ltd, a company belonging to the family is being searched.
After spending 46 years of his political life as a Congressman, S M Krishna, Siddhartha’s father-in-law, joined the BJP in March this year.
S M Krishna has also served as the external affairs minister in the UPA government.
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