02 November,2021 12:55 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
Ajit Pawar. File pic
The Income Tax department on Tuesday attached properties of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar worth Rs 1000 crore.
Five properties including Nirmal Tower at Nariman Point, Mumbai has been attached by Income Tax department, said sources. Last month, the IT Dept conducted raids at houses and companies of sisters of Pawar.
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Earlier, the I-T department had raided some businesses linked to family members of Pawar and some real estate developers on charges of alleged tax evasion.
Searches were conducted in Mumbai, Pune, Satara and a few other cities in Maharashtra and Goa. The premises linked to business groups such as DB Realty, Shivalik, Jarandeshwar Sahkari Sugar Karkhana (Jarandeshwar SSK) and businesses linked to Pawar's sisters were also covered under operation.
Following these raids, the minister had called these raids "politically motivated".
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