New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday, March 3, searched premises linked to actor Taapsee Pannu and director Anurag Kashyap.
Pannu and Kashyap have both been vocal against the Centre on various issues.
Along with premises attached to Phantom Films, co-promoted by Kashyap, a talent hunt company’s offices were also searched. Premises associated with another Phantom Films promoted Vikas Bahl are also being searched.
NDTV has reported that Madhu Mantena, a producer who is also associated with Phantom Films, also faced raids.
PTI quoted officials in the I-T department as having said that the searches are part of a tax evasion probe and were “conducted at about 20 locations in Mumbai and Pune.”
Note: This is a developing story.