The Income Tax Department on Wednesday froze assets worth ₹2000 crores owned by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala under the Benami Prohibition Act. The frozen assets include two properties worth ₹300 crores.
These properties, located in Siruthavur and Kodanadu, are in the name of Jaya’s aide Sasikala, Ilavarasi and Sudhakaran.
The Benami Prohibition wing of the I-T department has pasted notices outside the properties.