IT raids J&K People's Conference leader Imran Ansari's complex

Former state minister and J&K People's Conference leader Imran Raza Ansari's properties were raided by Income Tax officials at Karan Nagar in Srinagar on Thursday. The raids are still underway.

Srinagar: Income Tax (IT) officials on Thursday carried out raids in Srinagar city at the properties of former Jammu and Kashmir Minister Imran Raza Ansari, sources here said.

The I-T officials carried out raids at North Point Towers, a commercial complex in Karan Nagar area. The complex belonging to Shia leader Ansari houses several commercial offices.

Similar raids were also carried out in Alamgari Bazaar area in the old city area at another property owned by Ansari, the sources added.

There has, however, been no official word so far from the I-T Department as to what led to to the raids in Srinagar or whether any incriminating evidence was recovered.