Haveri: With less than 24 hours to go for the by election voting, Congress candidate from Ranebennur KB Koliwad is now under the Income Tax (IT) department scanner.
On Tuesday night police raided his residence in Vagish Nagar in Haveri city.As many as 20 officials of the IT department carried out raids. According to the sources, the raid was carried out based on a tip off provided by the general public on the huge sum of cash and liquor allegedly stored in the house for the distribution to secure votes on the eve of by election voting.
However, it is said that no stock of money and liquor was found at the residence. As the news spread, thousands of Congress activists gathered in front of Koliwad’s house and held a protest. They urged the state government to stop intimidating the opposition leaders.