IT raid on houses of close aides of Ramesh Jarkiholi?
Bengaluru, Jan 29: It is reported that Income Tax sleuths conducted raids on the houses of some people, said to be close associates of former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday.
It is said that the IT department has served notices to 165 persons in nine villages of Gokak taluk due to which, local leaders have left their homes on Monday night itself.
IT officials have said to be conducted raids in Gujanala, Akkatangerhal, Ankalagi, Madawala, Dasanatti, Kundaragi, Mallapura and other villages.
IT officials have raided on the houses of the close aids of Jarkiholi and collected documents related to 1,500 acres of land, more than 200 tractors and other properties, sources said.
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ED searches: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of targeting Cong leaders
Chamarajanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the central government and its agencies of consistently targeting Congress members by using searches on their properties, and questioned why similar action is not taken against BJP leaders.
He was reacting to searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday on several individuals, among them the sons of Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris and the grandson of former Union Cabinet minister K Rahman Khan, in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case.
"The central government always targets Congress leaders. Will they raid the houses of BJP leaders?" Siddaramaiah said in response to a question. More than a dozen premises in the city were searched as part of the operation carried out by the ED under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The premises searched comprised those of Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad, the sons of the MLA; Aqeeb Khan, the grandson of veteran Congress leader K Rahman Khan; and an alleged crypto hacker, Srikrishna Ramesh, alias Sriki, officials said.
The money laundering case stems from Karnataka Police FIRs and charge sheets filed in a 2017 case involving the hacking of national and international websites, theft of bitcoins, and the sale of these stolen virtual digital assets (VDAs) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
Mohammed Haris Nalapad, Omar Farook Nalapad, and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this crypto-linked activity, officials added.
