Champua: The Income Tax (IT) department has conducted raids on a former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)’s house on Thursday.
The IT raid has been conducted on the house of an ex-MLA of Champua in Keonjhar district of Odisha. He has been identified as Jitu Patnaik. His houses and offices have been raided by the IT department.
The Income Tax raids on the houses and offices are underway at the time of filing this report.
The Income Tax Department is raiding the residences near the Joda Sai Temple and the mining office at Baniyakala Street.
It has been reported that the Income Tax Department is investigating the allegations of tax evasion.
