JOIN USSleuths from the Income Tax department conducted raids at the houses and business firms belonging to former minister Shamanur Shivashankarappa and his sons, besides their various business locations in the city on Wednesday.
According to sources, IT officials from Hubballi who arrived early in the morning carried out the raid at his residence in the city and the Lakshmi Flour Mill.
Speaking to Deccan Herald, Shivashankarappa said the officers inspected his house and that he provided all information to them.
The family’s business empire spreads across sectors such as education, sugar and hospitality in Davangere and other parts of the state. S S Mallikarjun, the minister for horticulture and agriculture who represents Davangere North Assembly segment, is one of Shivashankarappa’s sons.