Police officers were notified on Monday that up to ten people, including two Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Councillors, had been detained for obstructing Income Tax agents from performing their duties.
“We were able to identify the attackers and blockaders of IT Officials because to CCTV footage. We have detained ten people so far, including two DMK council members.” A Karur Police spokesman added that they were also placed on remand. More research is being done.
IT authorities were allegedly beaten and stopped from conducting an IT raid earlier on Friday when they attempted to search Minister Senthil Balaji’s properties connected to the contactor’s home.
Earlier on May 26, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai slammed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party accusing it of manhandling officials and vandalising vehicles during the income tax raids in the state.
However, visuals showed DMK workers entering into a scuffle with the IT officials, when they had come to search the premises of state Minister Senthil Balaji’s brother Ashok, in the Karur district.
Taking to Twitter, Annamalai said, “IT officials manhandled, vehicles vandalised by DMK goons in support of Cash for Job Scam Minister Senthil Balaji and his brother. TN CM Thiru (MK Stalin) should instruct his partymen to behave responsibly and remind them that we don’t live in the 60s”.
As per sources, the raids were done in around 40 locations at residences and offices of various Government contractors who have alleged links with Senthil Balaji.
Balaji is a senior DMK leader from Karur. Raids have been carried out in Chennai, Karur and other places, the sources said.
