In a crack down on the alleged corrupt bureaucrats, the sleuths of the Income Tax Department made surprise raids in over 15 places belonging to two IAS officers, one retired IAS officer and two PCS officers of the State along with some other staff members on Wednesday.
The search was made by IT Team in connection with its probe against the officers on charges of tax evasion. IT officials, who did not divulge the details of the raids for now, said that the raids were started on Wednesday morning and continued till the late evening. Around hundred officials of the IT Department are involved in the raids.
According to the sources, the IT sleuths conducted raided at the houses and other places connected with the IAS officer Hridaya Shanker Tiwari, who is presently posted as Director (Health) in lucknow and was District Magistrate of Bagpat recently. The raids were conducted in five cities including Meerut, Baghpat, Greater Noida, lucknow and Delhi, with eight warrants being executed against Tiwari. Besides Tewari, IT team reportedly also raids his PRO Rajesh Sharma’s residence in Delhi.
Similarly raids were being conducted at the residence and office of IAS Vimal Kumar Sharma, presently posted as Additional CEO Greater Noida, and his RTO wife Mamta Sharma, who is posted in Meerut. Vimal Sharma was earlier posted as DM of Ghaziabad. In this case also, total eight warrants are being executed in three cities – Delhi, Meerut, Noida and Mainpuri.
Raids are also being conducted at six premises in lucknow and Noida related to the IAS officer Satyendra Kumar Singh, presently posted as Special Secy (Prisons). The raids were reportedly conducted in Singh’s residence in Gomatinagar Extension, Vipul Khand, near Fun Mall, and his one residence in Noida. The IT team also went to search Kidzee School in Gomatinagar, also said to be owned by Singh.
Raids were also said to be conducted in retired IAS officer Girja Shankar Tripathi’s house who remained DM of many districts. In Bagpat, IT team search the resident of one Shailesh Kumar, posted as clerk in mining department. Two mining contractors of Bagpat—Mahesh Gujjar and Ranveer Singh’s residences were also searched by the team members.