Income Tax (IT) department officials today raided the homes and offices of renowned producer and Telangana Film Development Corporation Chairman Dil Raju.
The officials searched the homes of Raju in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills, as well as the homes of his brother Sirish and daughter Hansitha Reddy.
Raju's wife Tejaswini was taken in a car by the officials to have her bank lockers inspected in her presence, and she was later brought back to her home.
"IT department officials have been conducting searches since morning. They conducted checks related to Raju's films. These are just routine searches. The officials asked for bank details. We opened the bank lockers and showed them," she said.
Raids were also conducted at the residences of Raju's business partners, and the officials examined various documents related to his financial transactions.
Simultaneous searches were also conducted at the offices of the renown production company Mythri Movie Makers and the residence of
Pushpa 2 producer Naveen Erneni.
The search operations were carried out at eight locations with 55 teams.