IT Raids on Congress Secretary Vijay Mulgund

Bengaluru: Income Tax officials raided the residence of Karnataka Congress Secretary Vijay Mulgund today.

Continuing their investigation into D K Shivakumar’s properties, IT officials searched properties of his close aide, Vijay Mulgund, in Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi.

IT Department official told “Today’s raids are taking place simultaneously in New Delhi and Bengaluru.”

On August 2, IT officials raided Shivakumar’s official residence here. The officials had then seized over Rs 10 crore.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah criticized the raids on Mulgund’s residence as part of the vendetta politics of the BJP government in New Delhi. “I have no objection to IT officials conducting raids but this selective targeting of Congress leaders lends credence to the feeling the IT Department is being misused to target Congress leaders,” Siddaramaiah said.