IT raid at Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu's premises in Odisha concludes

Income tax officials on Tuesday concluded an IT raid at Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu's premises in Odisha's Balangir.

According to sources, around Rs 280 crore cash has been recovered from Dheeraj Sahu's Balangir's premises alone.

On Sunday, during the Income Tax raids at properties connected to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu, huge stacks of currency notes were seized.

"We received 176 bags and 140 of them have been counted, the rest will be counted today. Officials from 3 banks are involved in the counting process; 50 of our officials are involved. About 40 (currency counting) machines were brought here; 25 are in use and 15 are kept as a backup," the SBI Regional Manager said.

The Income Tax sleuths conducted raids at the premises of Boudh Distilleries Private Limited on Sunday as the crackdown by the central agency entered its fifth day.