I-T grills Minister’s wife

  Officials of the Income Tax Department on Thursday grilled Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar’s wife Ramya for nearly eight hours regarding the documents purportedly seized during the searches conducted at the minister’s house and other premises belonging to him, his family members and associates last month.

‘Asked to appear again’
“We questioned her on the seized documents and the inquiry began in the morning. She would be asked to appear again,” said an Income Tax official.

The Income Tax (IT) Department had issued summons to the minister’s wife to appear on Wednesday. However, she did not turn up on Wednesday and appeared on Thursday.
The I-T Department searched the houses and offices of Mr.Vijaya Baskar in April.
During the searches, the Income Tax Department officials had seized documents that indicated that senior ruling party leaders, including ministers, were given the task of coordinating with the party’s election committees in Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency to allegedly distribute money to the tune of Rs. 89 crore to 85% of voters.