Days after Rs 500 crore wedding of Janardhan Reddy's daughter, Income Tax raids his Obulapuram mining company in Karnataka's Bellary

Bellary: Days after lavish wedding of Janardhan Reddy's daughter, Income Tax officials on Monday raided his Obulapuram mining company.

The I-T raids were conducted at Reddy's Obulapuram mining company in Karnataka's Bellary.

The lavish wedding had raised a firestorm of controversy.

A blockbuster wedding of mining baron and former minister B Janardhan Reddy's daughter marked by unmitigated opulence took place at the sprawling Palace Grounds in Bengaluru, on Wednesday. 

It was claimed in several media reports that Reddy had spent Rs 500 crore on the wedding.

The five-day extravaganza with ceremonies held against the backdrop of lavish settings concluded on Wednesday as the ostentatious wedding stirred a huge row over its timing when people across the country are reeling under cash crunch after demonetisation of high value currencies due to demonetisation.

The who's who of the Kannada and Telugu film industry attended the wedding ceremony and wished the newly wed.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, Home Minister G Parameshwara, Energy Minister D K Shiva Kumar, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, BJP state President B S Yeddyurappa were among prominent leaders who attended the wedding.