Demonetisation: I-T dept raids house of Tamil Nadu's chief secretary Rama Mohana Rao

 Income Tax (I-T) department officials on Wednesday raided the house of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao.

"The raids have commenced at Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary`s residence," a senior Income Tax official told IANS.

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The IT department recently seized a total of 177 kg of gold and cash amounting to Rs 96 crore in withdrawn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and Rs 34 crore in the new denomination from three businessmen -- J Shekhar Reddy, Srinivasalu and Prem.

The big fish is said to be Reddy, a contractor and who has executed works for the Tamil Nadu government.

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