
Houses of Shivakumar’s aides searched by Income Tax sleuths in Dharwad
The Hindu
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Sleuths from the Income Tax Department, Goa, conducted searches at the residences of Congress leader and civil contractor U.B. Shetty and his brother Seetaram Shetty in Dharwad on Thursday.
A team of I-T officials visited the residence of PWD contractor Mr. Seetaram Shetty located at Vinayak Nagar and the posh bungalow of Mr. U.B. Shetty at Dasankoppa Circle in Dharwad. The searches were carried out from dawn to dusk.
The siblings reportedly have close contacts with KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar. Sources said that the searches were extended part of the exercise carried out by I-T officials at the residences and offices of contractors in Bengaluru recently. Around 50 officials and personnel from Goa, Bengaluru, and Belagavi were part of the searches.

The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












