I-T dept raids mining firm, transport companies

BELLARY (KARNA): The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of a mining company and two iron ore transporters in Hospet here.

A 20-member team conducted searches on offices and residences of the mining company's proprietors, official sources said here.

The team also raided two transport firms engaged in transporting iron ore in Hospet and seized several documents, the sources said.