Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (UM)
Udupi, Feb 9: Officials of the income tax department (I-T) conducted raids on owners of fishing boats here on Thursday February 8. The raids continued even on Friday February 9.
Sources said that I-T sleuths from Delhi searched the houses and office-bearers of various fishermen organizations and boat owners.
The raids began early morning on Thursday.
Sources said that the raids were being conducted based on certain allegations that some politicians had laundered money in the fishing industry.
It is learnt that I-T officials searched the premises of Anand Kunder, Hariyappa Kotian, Sadhu Salian and Anand Suvarna.
It is not yet known if the sleuths found any incriminating evidence.