NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department (ITD) is conducting search operations on the premises of a popular group of hotels in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, in connection with an alleged tax evasion case, sources said on Saturday.

The searches are being conducted at more than 40 placed including Vasavalli, Lakshmi Mill and Gandhipuram.

Tamil Nadu | Income Tax raids underway at 20 premises of Shree Anandhaas group of hotels, residence of its directors and others across Coimbatore. Over 40 teams are involved in this raid. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/EhRNVHYCdy

The teams of IT officials started the search operation early Saturday morning which is still on.

As of now no official statement has been released by the IT department in this respect. The group also has not given any quote in the matter.