Income tax raids against Hemant Soren’s aide days ahead of Jharkhand polls

The Income Tax department on Saturday morning began raids at around seven locations, including the premises of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s aide in Ranchi, officials said.

Income Tax sleuths raided the residence of Sunil Srivastava, Soren’s personal secretary, in the Jharkhand capital at around 7 am on Saturday, the official added.

The searches are going on at multiple locations across Jharkhand, including Ranchi and Jamshedpur.

The search operations are still underway. Further details are awaited.