I-T department today conducted surveys on at least 10 locations of high-end event management firms, catering and multi-media service providers who were engaged for extravagant wedding of daughter of Karnataka's former BJP minister G Janardhan Reddy.<br/><br/>PTI quoting officials said that taxmen visited seven locations in Bangaluru and three in Hyderabad of those event management companies which were given contracts to give a blockbuster look for the wedding last week. They said the department, after receiving reports of high spending for the event, initiated the action and is checking the account books, payment receipts and contract portfolios of these specialised firms.<br/><br/>The firms include those providing special swiss tents, expensive cutlery, multi-cuisine food and pyrotechnic dealers. The multi-crore wedding was in the spotlight recently for its sheer opulence and extravagance at a time when numerous people were facing a cash crunch and had to queue up outside banks and ATMs to withdraw their hard-earned money in the wake of the demonetisation of the two large currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.<br/><br/>Reddy, who had served as a minister in the BJP government, is out on bail after serving three years term in an illegal mining case.
News On AIR | November 21, 2016 10:07 PM
After lavish wedding of Reddy's daughter, I-T dept surveys service providers