About 200 Income tax sleuths searched 22 premises belonging to 13 well-known and apparently wealthy doctors in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The raids, which began early in the morning, were still in progress. Sources in the Income Tax Department said the raid could go on possibly for another two days.

Department carried out search at Cardiologist Dr. Keyur Parikh’s heart care clinic and resident, his associates Dr. Ajay Nair, Milan Chag, Shrinivas Malya, Hemang Bakshi’s clinics and residents, Hearts specialists Dr. Anil Jain and Vishal Gupta’s resident and hospital, Urologist and transplants surgeon Ketan Shukla and his wife Riddhi Shukla’s residence and their ‘Arogyam’ hospital, Orthopedic Dr. Mukesh Shah and Bharat Shah’s residents and ‘Alok accident and joint replacement hospital’ and Obesity specialist Dr. Mahendra Naravaria’s clinic and resident.

Officials conducted a search, seizure and survey operation and had seized Rs. 50 lakh in cash apart from some “significant documents” and papers of properties and financial transactions. Gold jewelery of a high value has also been seized. The authorities have identified more than 25 bank lockers which are now sealed. Nobody was allowed to go near the locations where the officials were conducting the search operations.

The police had arrived in full strength along with the Income Tax officials and helped the tax officials to get entry into the residence and clinics. The police officials told that they were only giving cordon facilities for the officials and they were not involved in any function connected to the raid.

List of doctors who were raided

Dr. Keyur Parikh- Cardiologist
Dr. Hemang Bakshi- Cardiologist
Dr. Ajay Naik- Cardiologist
Dr. Milan Chug- Cardiologist
Dr. Shrinivas Malya- Cardiologist
Dr. Anil Jain- Cardiologist
Dr. Vishal Gupta- Cardiologist
Dr. Ketal Shukla- Urologist
Dr. Riddhi Shukla- Gynecologist
Dr. Mahendra Narwaria- Obesity expert
Dr. Asit Shah- Cosmologist
Dr. Bharat Shah-Mukesh Shah- Orthopedic