I-T officials raid JD(S) leader in B’luru

BENGALURU: The Income Tax authorities on Wednesday raided the house of Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prabhakar Reddy at Mylasandra near Electronics City, a flat in Konananunte and his office in HSR Layout.

Prabhakar Reddy, who is into the real estate business, has been raided several times earlier too. He is an aspirant for the party ticket from one of the Assembly seats in Bengaluru South.

The I-T officials, who arrived in more than 10 vehicles, conducted simultaneous raids on the Mylasandra resident, HSR Layout office and a flat at a Prestige apartment complex in Konanakunte. The officials are going through documents related to his businesses.

The raid on the JD(S) leader comes as a shock for the party months ahead of the Assembly election.