Published 13:32 IST, November 23rd 2022

IT officials raid residence of Telangana Minister Malla Reddy and his son-in-law

Income Tax Officials raided at least 50 properties and the educational institutions of Telangana labour minister Malla Reddy and his son-in-law.

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Income Tax Officials raided at least 50 properties including educational institutions of Telangana labour minister Malla Reddy and his son-in-law M Rajasehkar Reddy over alleged tax-evasion claims.

searches that took on Wednesday morning, covered TRS Minister Reddy's house at Palm Meows in Hyderab's Kompally, his sons Mahendra and Bhra's offices and homes, along with his son-in-law's.

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"Am I doing hawala business? With KCR's blessings, we serve people. Is it wrong? BJP & Modi govt are deploying IT officers to 50 different places and houses to create terror. My elder son is in pain with CRPF's beatings" said furious Malla Reddy.

IT raids at Telangana minister Malla Reddy's residence in Hyderab

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao spoke to Reddy and Talasani Srinivas Yav, anor minister whose aide was grilled on Monday by Enforcement Directorate over casino-related money laundering allegations. He assured both of m of all possible legal support. 

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“Don’t get jittery about raids, which are part of BJP’s vendetta politics. We h predicted this long ago. Centre is trying to terrorise us. CBI, ED and IT raids. We will definitely counter this and take legal recourse,” said Telangana Chief Minister.
Besides Malla Reddy, his bror Gopal Reddy's properties have also been searched. As per information gared, Rs 4 crore has been recovered from raids as of now. 

It is learnt that on Wednesday morning, Mall Reddy's son Mahender Reddy was hospitalised at Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital after he complained of illness.

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se tax and ED investigations came in middle of TRS government's Poach probe in which three people allegedly tried to bribe four TRS MLAs to join BJP. 

Malla Reddy and his family run a chain of engineering, medical and or colleges. According to information Income Tax officials also checked fee records and cash payments of se institutes.

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13:32 IST, November 23rd 2022