more-inThe Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted raids and surveys on at least 22 locations in Delhi and adjoining areas on charges of alleged benami deals worth ₹1,000 crore linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and others. “People and businessmen connected to the land deal involving Lalu Prasad and his family are being searched. There are allegations of benami deals worth about Rs 1,000 crore and subsequent tax evasion,” a senior official said. “The politics of Lalu Prasad has become politics of loot. One such land deal involving Mr. Lalu Prasad and his family members is in Bijwasan in Delhi, he alleged.

Source: The Hindu May 16, 2017 05:14 UTC