I-T raids premises of Cafe Coffee Day owner V G Siddhartha

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September 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 21: The officials of the Income Tax Department are conducting raids on several properties belonging to former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna's son-in-law, said reports on Thursday.

According to news agency, the raids are being conducted on the premises of Krishna's son-in-law and owner of Café Coffee Day, V G Siddhartha in Bengaluru.

The raids are being carried out over 20 locations in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Chikmagalur. However, there is no official confirmation regarding the raids from the Income Tax Department as yet.

V G Siddhartha is the owner of several firms including the famous Coffee Day, Way to Wealth Group, Serai Group etc.

The IT raids on properties owned by Siddhartha comes several months after SM Krishna – a veteran Congress politician for over four decades - joined the BJP in March this year.

SM Krishna, apart from being the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, has also been the External Affairs Minister in the UPA government as well as the Governor of Maharashtra.

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Manjunath
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

What about Reddy brothers and Yediyurappa? Don't IT dept know of their illegal wealth?

Mohan
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

IT raid doesnt mean jack if you have contacts in ruling party. Shah the criminal can use these raid as bargaining chips with SM krishna

Naveen poojary
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

Modi doesn't make a difference between ruling party or opposition.
He will go after any scamster...well done.

Unknown
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

If you send a suitcase to amitshah nothing will happen to you either.
Shah is collecting the money

Rakesh
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

SMK the turn coat, is a spent force for congress & Jumla party as well. He cant do any damage to Congis. Just to have another feather in the cap of Feku, this raid is conducted. There r Sharks in Feku's own party who r free like Adani, Sushil Modi, Vijaivarghia, Ajay Devgun, Ashok Pandit etc. Nothing will happen to them.

Kiran
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

Why no raid on Reddy brother?

Kalandar Manna…
 - 
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

The corrupt must be caught, must need to take strict action.

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