I-T searches at sugar mill, residence of NCP MLA in Maha

The Income Tax (I-T) department on Thursday carried out searches at the sugar mill and residence of NCP MLA Hasan Mushrif in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.

Some discrepancies were found in the sugar mill's account books and in view of this, the searches were being conducted at the premises, an I-T official from Delhi told PTI.

"The searches are still in progress," he said, without elaborating.

The NCP, however, accused the government of misusing agencies to harass the opposition.

"Mushrif's properties have been raided by the I-T department. It is nothing but harassment of opposition leaders through agencies. Those who are in the opposition are being threatened," NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said.

Mushrif, a loyalist of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, represents Kagal Assembly seat in Kolhapur.