The Income Tax Department on July 18 attached a ₹400-crore property belonging to Anand Kumar, the brother of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. While I-T Department sources confirmed that the property belonging to Mr. Kumar and his wife had been attached, details are still awaited. Ms. Mayawati had recently re-appointed her brother, a businessman, as her deputy in the party. This is not the first time Mr. Kumar’s financial dealings and businesses have come under the scanner of officials. Ms. Mayawati had said all deposits were made in banks in accordance with tax “norms” as part of the party’s “routine exercise.”

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2019 08:59 UTC