The Income Tax (IT) department carried out raids on the residences of four top Kannada film actors and three leading producers on Thursday in a simultaneous state-wide exercise. The raids were carried out across 23 locations in the state and involved around 200 detectives.

Renowned actors Shivarajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar, sons of Kannada legend late Rajkumar along with Yash and Sudeep came under the lens of the IT department. Shivarajkumar is the son-in-law of former chief minister, late S Bangarappa. Puneeth Rajkumar shot to fame for his role as a child artist in the Kannada movie 'Bettada Hoovu' and had won a National Film Award. Sudeep, who anchored the Kannada version of 'Big Boss', was hailed for his role in the movie 'Eega' (Makkhi in Hindi) and the multi-lingual 'Baahubali', which broke new grounds in Indian cinema and created records in box office collections.