Income tax raids underway at premises of two Congress MLAs in Jharkhand

The income tax department was conducting raids since Friday morning at different locations related to Jaimangal Singh and Pradeep Yadav in Ranchi, Bermo, Patna and Godda

Published on: Nov 4, 2022, 13:20:27 IST

By Vishal Kant

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Income tax raids were underway at different locations of two Congress MLAs, Jaimangal Singh and Pradeep Yadav, people aware of the development said on Friday.

Raids took place at the residence of Pradeep Yadav in Ranchi. (HT Photo)

The income tax department was conducting raids since Friday morning at different locations related to Singh and Yadav in Ranchi, Bermo, Patna and Godda.

Speaking to media persons from his official residence in Ranchi, Singh said he is being targeted for being an opponent of BJP.

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“IT is conducting raids at my properties in Ranchi, Bermo and Patna. Have heard they are conducting raid against some other politician as well. Whoever is not with the BJP will have to face raids,” said Singh.

Bermo legislator Jaimangal Singh, son of Congress veteran and former minister Rajendra Singh, had earlier filed a complaint against the three Congress legislators who were arrested from Kolkata with cash on July 30 for allegedly trying to topple the Hemant Soren-led state government in collusion with the BJP.

Pradeep Yadav is a five-term legislator from Poraiyahat and a former Lok Sabha member from Godda. Yadav was elected on ticket of Babulal Marandi-led JVM(P) in 2019 but joined Congress after Babulal merged his party with the BJP.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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