I-T raids in private finance firms,farm house of BJP MLA

Teams of Income Tax department officials conducted searches in six places, including a farm house owned by a ruling BJP MLA and two private finance firms, here today. The raids were conducted in a farm house belonging to ruling BJP MLA C T Ravi but occupied by his relatives, official sources said. According to the sources, some documents were seized during the raids. Reacting to the raids, Ravi said “though the house belongs to me, my relatives stay there”. I-T officials remained tightlipped about the raids.