The income-tax department on Thursday carried out raids in several cities across the country as they targetted many companies that had bagged the Commonwealth Games contracts.
Over 300 I-T officers raided on almost 60 premises throughout Thursday in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkota, Bangalore and Jamshedpur as they conducted simultaneous raids in various locations since early morning.
Sources said, major contractors, who had benefitted from the contracts, thanks to the Organising Committee's decisions, were under the scanner. Among the companies raided were Satya Prakash Constructions, which had done a significant part of the landscaping contracts, and Shiv Naresh Sports that had supplied synthetic track surfaces and sports accessories like tracksuits.
The I-T teams have seized several documents, including many pertaining to the contracts and sub-contracts executed by these companies for the Games. Companies involved in landscaping and beautification of venues, street lamp supply and track and sports equipment suppliers were among those targetted.
Sources said, the I-T returns of the companies are also being examined.
This is the second round of I-T raids in connection with the CWG scam.
On October 19, the I-T had raided companies that had won the overlay contracts, including firms owned by BJP leader Sudhangshu Mittal and his relatives. The overlay contract was worth over Rs 700 crore.
The IT raids come at a time when several other agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation, Central Vigilance Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, along with the V K Shunglu committee are investigating the Games' contracts that were executed by various contract.
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