Sleuths of the Income Tax Department reportedly raided 28 places, including shops, offices and residential premises, including that of the owner of Lucknow’s most popular sweet shop.
The raids started on Thursday morning and were continuing at the time of going to the press.
Sources said that on intelligence inputs of tax evasion of several crore rupees, separate teams of the Income Tax Department raided shops, residential premises and establishments of traders at 28 places in Lucknow, Kanpur, Unnao and other places in Uttar Pradesh.
In Lucknow, the IT sleuths raided the shop and residential premises of a famous sweet shop in Sadar Bazaar area.