HYDERABAD: Labour Minister Ch Malla Reddy and his relatives are likely to appear before the Income-Tax department on Monday in connection with the recent searches. The I-T sleuths had carried out searches at 65 places over three days and had issued notices summoning the minister and 13 of his relatives for questioning.
During the searches, the I-T sleuths had seized Rs 15.80 crore in cash and 18 kg gold. The I-T officials reportedly found several discrepancies in transactions carried out by the Malla Reddy group of educational institutions as well as the businesses run by his relatives.