Published By: Pragati Pal
Last Updated: April 24, 2023, 4:21 PM IST
Income Tax officials also raided the residence of Karnataka PCC vice president Gangadhar Gowda located near Belthangady taluk hospital, Prasanna Education Trust institutions at Laila and another house at Indabettu. (Representational Image)
Karnataka PCC vice president Gangadhar Gowda had recently withdrawn from active politics after losing the Congress ticket to Rakshit Shivaram from the Belthangady constituency
Income Tax officials raided the residence of Karnataka PCC vice president Gangadhar Gowda and his son Ranjan Gowda in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday.
A simultaneous raid is underway at the Congress leader’s residence located near Belthangady taluk hospital, Prasanna Education Trust institutions at Laila and another house at Indabettu, police said. The tax officials arrived along with police at around 6.30 am and are continuing to scrutinise the documents found at the premises, they added.
Gowda, a former minister, had recently withdrawn from active politics after losing the Congress ticket to Rakshit Shivaram from the Belthangady constituency.
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