Jun 19, 2025 01:44 PM IST Raids have been carried out in reference to enterprise dealings of ex-health minister’s brother, Braja Kishore Das, and homes of late minister’s kids Bhubaneswar: The revenue tax (IT) division on Thursday carried out raids at 19 places throughout Odisha and Delhi linked to relations of former Odisha well being minister Naba Kishore Das, who was shot lifeless in 2023. The operations are a part of an ongoing investigation into alleged tax evasion associated to transportation and different enterprise actions. The raids, which started at 5 am on Thursday, have been carried out concurrently at 19 places, together with Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, and Delhi (Representative picture) More than 60 autos with groups, together with 120 IT officers and 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from Bhubaneswar and Raipur, have been deployed throughout varied websites. The raids, which started at 5 am on Thursday, have been carried out concurrently at 19 places, together with Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, and Delhi, in reference to the enterprise dealings of the ex-health minister’s brother, Braja Kishore Das. Also Read: Who was Odisha minister Naba Das who died after being shot by a cop? 10 factors The homes of the late minister’s kids — Deepali Das and Bishal Das — have been additionally raided on Thursday. Braja owns a development agency, a transport firm, mines, and stone quarries, and is engaged in home development works. Also Read: Naba Das homicide case: SIT questions elder brother of accused ASI His properties have been raided for 4 days in January to look at alleged tax evasions associated to transportation and different enterprise actions. The IT division is but to finish the evaluation of the January raid. Das was shot on his chest by assistant sub-inspector Gopal Das at Gandhi Chowk police outpost in Brajarajnagar city of Odisha’s Jharsuguda district and died hours later throughout remedy at a personal hospital in Bhubaneswar on January 29, 2023.
