Belthangady: Income Tax officials on Monday morning raided two houses and an educational institution in the taluk, which are owned by former minister and senior leader of the Congress Gangadhar Gowda and his family members.
Gowda’s residence adjacent to the government hospital in Belthangady town and the Prasanna Education Trust in Laila were inspected by the officials.
The Income Tax officers, who were accompanied by police officials, raided Gowda’s son and Belthangady Block President of the Congress Ranjan Gowda’s house in Indabettu too, on the occasion.
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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
