New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati could be in trouble with the Income Tax department raiding one of her close associates Wednesday.
The directorate of criminal investigation of the Income Tax department raided Gurpeet Chadha alias Ponty Chadha, the sole liquor distributor for Uttar Pradesh. Simultaneous raids were conducted at 17 places belonging to Chadha in Delhi and Noida, including his farm house in South Delhi's Chhattarpur.
Liquor
According to the Income Tax Department, Chadha sold liquor bottles at rates higher than the stipulated maximum retail price throughout the state and shared the money with Mayawati and other politicians of the state.
Chadha's business expanded ever since Mayawati came to power five years ago as he entered business of real estate, set up sugar mills and went into film production. He was allegedly given land in Noida by the state government at throwaway prices to set up multiplexes, commercial buildings and schools.
Mayawati, who started her life as a school teacher, is the richest politician of the country and is facing charges of amassing wealth beyond her known sources of income.
