Income Tax (IT) Department teams conducted searches at the offices of two companies in the city and a cement brick making unit at Jaggaiahpeta in Krishna district on Friday morning.
The I-T sleuths examined files at the office of Hyderabad-based Southern Developers at Labbipeta and the search is continuing. Another office premises searched by them is that of V.S Logistics located near Benz Circle.
The searches were based on information that the companies have violated various rules under the Income Tax Act. The residences of some companies' executives also formed part of the searches.
Meanwhile, Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana denied that IT officials searched his house and Narayana College premises in Nellore.