Chennai, Sep 30 (IANS) Income tax officials on Wednesday raided houses of leading southern actors Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nayantara.
According to sources, a total of 32 places were raided in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Hyderabad.
Houses, offices and other properties of actors Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nayantara were raided simultaneously.
The IT sleuths also raided the houses of the producers of Vijay’s forthcoming Tamil film “Puli”, which releases in cinemas on Thursday.
“The raids were conducted following reports that some investment made in ‘Puli’ is unaccounted for,” a source told IANS.
“Puli”, a big-budget fantasy drama, is believed to be the most expensive film in the career of superstar Vijay.
Southern actors Vijay, Samantha’s houses searched (Lead)
Kochi/Chennai (IANS) Searches were conducted at the residences and offices of southern actors Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nayanthara on Wednesday “following reports that some investment made in ‘Puli’ is unaccounted for”, sources said.
According to sources, a total of 32 places were raided by authorities in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Hyderabad.
The searches were conducted at Nayanthara’s home in Kochi as well as her ancestral home in Thiruvalla in central Kerala besides at Chennai.
The houses, offices and other properties of the three leading actors were sarched simultaneously by Income Tax officials. They also raided the houses of the producers of Vijay’s forthcoming Tamil film “Puli”, which releases on Thursday.
“The raids were conducted following reports that some investment made in ‘Puli’ is unaccounted for,” a source told IANS.
“Puli”, a big-budget fantasy drama, is believed to be the most expensive film in the career of superstar Vijay.
Good work. I do not have people earning heaps of money. But should be punished those who are tax evaders.