On December 15, Thursday, The Income Tax department held a massive raid on the properties of famous film producers in the Malayalam film industry including the actor Prithviraj Sukumaran. The raid reportedly started at around 7.30 am on Thursday and continued till 4.30 am on the next day (Friday)
According to the reports, the Income-tax officers raided the properties that are linked to the producers Anto Joseph, Listin Stephen, Badushah, Subair, Antony Perumbavoor, and actor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran that extend around 50 locations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. Reports say that Antony Perumbavoor was present at his residence during the raid.
The investigation started by the Kerala wing of the IT department also had the aid of Tamil Nadu officers. Some other reports say that the officials arrived in six cars and they had not informed the local police about conducting the raids.
Reports also say that the IT department has collected some crucial digital evidence after the raid from these locations and reportedly the department is also probing the financial transactions of some financiers and distributors in the film industry.
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