Income Tax sleuths have been conducting incessant raids on big fishes post Narendra Modi announced demonetization. Shekar Reddy, an industrialist, AIADMK functionary and former TTD Board member, was caught with bulk amount and kilos of gold in his residence in Chennai few days ago. The officials are now raiding houses and offices of close associates of Shekar Reddy.

The IT department today raided the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu chief secretary Rama Mohana Rao, who is alleged to have close links with Shekar Reddy.

Simultaneous raids were conducted since 5:30 this morning at the bureaucrat's residence and seven other locations, including at the homes of his relatives.

Rama Mohana Rao is a 1985 batch officer from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He became chief secretary in June 2016. He was earlier additional chief secretary and was in the CMO.