New Delhi:
In a fresh twist to the Madhu Koda scam, more than 70 locations across the country are being raided by the Income Tax department, in connection with the Rs 4,000 crore money laundering scam in which the former Jharkhand chief minister is a key accused.
The focus of these raids, sources say, are illegal mining and rural electrification projects awarded during Koda's tenure.
Some key official's houses are also being raided now, including former Jharkhand Mines Secretary Jaishankar Tiwari, the current Private Secretary to the Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren and Mines Director B B Singh's house are also being raided in Ranchi.