I-T raids against Mamooty, Mohanlal

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 I-T raids against Mamooty, Mohanlal
   Kochi, Jul 22 (PTI) Income Tax authorities on Friday
 conducted out simultaneous raids at the houses and business
 premises of Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal in
 Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka following information that
 they had wealth allegedly disproportionate to known sources of
 their income.
   The two south Indian actors were under I-T scanner for the
 past few months and the raids came after 'specific
 information' was received against them, I-T department sources
 said here.
    The sources said Rs 15 lakh in cash were seized from
 Mammootty's residence at Panampilly nagar in Kochi the source
 of which was not readily available. Several documents were
 also seized which were being examined, they said.
     Mammootty, who arrived here from Chennai along with his
 wife, refused to talk to the media at the airport.
     Preliminary statements by Mammooty and Mohanlal have been
 recorded and both were cooperating with the investigation, the
 sources said.
       The actors were not in Kerala at the time of the raids
 which were carried out in 20 places, including Chennai,
 Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bangalore and Udhagamandalam
 (Ooty). The raids were likely to continue for two more days.
    Mohanlal, who was at his shooting location at Rameshwaram
 in Tamil Nadu, has been given two days time by the IT
 officials to reach Kochi and give his statement.
    Documents recovered during the searches were being
 examined, Additional Director General of Income Tax
 (Investigation) R Mohan, in-charge of the probe, told PTI.
    A sensor room inside Mohanlal's residence could not be
 opened by the officials, the sources said.
    The searches are being conducted as per Section 132 of
 the Income Tax Act (relating to search and seizure). PTI UD
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