Home States Karnataka

I-T officials raid Janardhan Reddy after the exorbitant wedding

The raid comes in the wake of his daughter’s wedding, in which he allegedly spent between Rs 200-500 crores.

Published: 21st November 2016 03:36 PM  |   Last Updated: 21st November 2016 04:33 PM   |  A+A A-

REDDY16BG35

Gali Janardhan Reddy participates in a wedding ritual with his daughter. (EPS | Nagaraja Gadekal)

By Express News Service

BALLARI: Following a grandiose wedding of his daughter, the offices of Obulapuram Mining Company and Associated Mining Company, both owned by mining baron and BJP leader Janardhan Reddy and his family was raided by Income Tax sleuths, here on Monday.

The raid comes in the wake of his daughter’s wedding, in which he allegedly spent between Rs 200-500 crores. Reddy, who was attending a reception for the newly-wed couple in Hyderabad, returned back to Ballari.

The raid was based on a complaint filed by a social activist, details of which are yet to be known. Recently, responding to a question by the Express correspondent, Reddy had said that he would submit details of expenditure to I-T department once the marriage was over.

Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
TAGS
Gali Janardhan Reddy I-T raids Mining Baron Bellary Obulapuram Mining Company

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

flipboard facebook twitter whatsapp