Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 29: The income tax raids, which were conducted simultaneously in six districts where first phase of election is being held shortly, have come to an end.

These raids were conducted in Hassan, Mandya, Shivamogga, Mysuru, Kanakapura and Chikkamagaluru districts. Unconfirmed reports said that the income tax officials confessed to a contractor before leaving that they were mistaken.

IT raid in Mandya

The teams of income tax officials who concluded their work on Thursday night, collected documents in bags from different places. During the raid on the residence of Shivamurthy, a contractor said to be close to minister H D Revanna,the officials found Rs 50,000 in cash, which they returned. It is said that the officials agreed to the contractor that they were at fault. Shivamurthy has claimed that the officials raided him just because he was connected with JD(S).

The income tax officials are yet to reveal the amount of gold, cash etc they have confiscated during the raids. They are expected to give details today. Sources however claim that the cache this time has not been huge.