Gutkha scam: CBI raids residences of Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar, DGP and others
TNN | Sep 5, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
CHENNAI: The CBI on Wednesday morning began raids on the residences of Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar and director general of police T K Rajendran in connection with the multi-crore gutkha scam.
Raids are also happening at 40 locations across Tamil Nadu, including the houses of former Chennai city police commissioner S George and former minister Ramana.
On April 26, the Madras high court ordered transfer of the case to the CBI from the DVAC after a DMK legislator moved it.
The scam came into light on July 8, 2017 when the income tax department conducted raids at the godown, offices and residences of a pan masala and gutkha manufacturer in Tamil Nadu, who was facing charges of evading tax to the tune of Rs 250 crore.
During the raids, the department seized a diary containing the names of those who were believed to have been paid off by the gutkha manufacturers. The health minister’s name was in the diary.
Manufacture, storage and sale of the carcinogenic chewable forms of tobacco, including gutkha and pan masala, were banned by the state government in 2013.
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CHENNAI: The CBI on Wednesday morning began raids on the residences of Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar and director general of police T K Rajendran in connection with the multi-crore gutkha scam.
Raids are also happening at 40 locations across Tamil Nadu, including the houses of former Chennai city police commissioner S George and former minister Ramana.
On April 26, the Madras high court ordered transfer of the case to the CBI from the DVAC after a DMK legislator moved it.
Raids are also happening at 40 locations across Tamil Nadu, including the houses of former Chennai city police commissioner S George and former minister Ramana.
On April 26, the Madras high court ordered transfer of the case to the CBI from the DVAC after a DMK legislator moved it.
The scam came into light on July 8, 2017 when the income tax department conducted raids at the godown, offices and residences of a pan masala and gutkha manufacturer in Tamil Nadu, who was facing charges of evading tax to the tune of Rs 250 crore.
During the raids, the department seized a diary containing the names of those who were believed to have been paid off by the gutkha manufacturers. The health minister’s name was in the diary.
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