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Top bureaucrats under I-T scanner, raids on at 15 locations in UP, Delhi

The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted raids at premises of some top bureaucrats in 15 locations across Uttar Pradesh…

Top bureaucrats under I-T scanner, raids on at 15 locations in UP, Delhi

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The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted raids at premises of some top bureaucrats in 15 locations across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, following complaints of corruption and disproportionate assets charges.

Raids are underway in Meerut, Baghpat, Noida, Ghaziabad and also in Delhi, media reported.

The officers against whom the action was being taken were IAS officer and Director (Health) Hriday Shankar Tewari, IAS officer and Additional CEO of Greater Noida Authority V K Sharma and his wife and Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Mamta Sharma, and special secretary (prisons) S K Singh.

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The department had carried out similar raids against some other UP bureaucrats last month.

(With inputs from agencies)

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