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As portion of an ongoing probe into a 2023 lawsuit related to the alleged hindrance faced by Income Tax officials during hunt operations, a peculiar squad from Karur territory constabulary visited a residence linked to Ashok Kumar, member of erstwhile Minister V. Senthilbalaji, successful Chennai connected Saturday.
According to constabulary sources, the team, headed by an Additional Superintendent of Police, went to a location located connected Kasturi Avenue successful MRC Nagar, Foreshore Estate, based connected accusation that Ashok Kumar had antecedently resided there. However, upon arriving astatine the location, officers learned that helium was nary longer staying astatine the premises. The squad subsequently questioned residents successful the neighbourhood earlier leaving the area.
The probe follows allegations by Income Tax officials that stems from incidents reported during Income Tax Department raids conducted successful May 2023 connected the premises associated with Senthil Balaji, Ashok Kumar, and respective of their associates successful Chennai, Karur, and Coimbatore. Income Tax officials alleged that they faced absorption from a radical of individuals and a conveyance of an Income Tax serviceman was besides damaged.
Following a ailment lodged by the Income Tax serviceman concerned, the Karur Town constabulary registered a lawsuit against 50 unidentified persons connected charges of obstructing nationalist servants from performing authoritative duties and assaulting authorities officials.
Further probe is nether way.
