I-T dept attaches ~1,600-cr benami assets of Sasikala

The income tax department has attached benami assets worth ~1,600 crore belonging to V K Sasikala, aide to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, officials said on Tuesday. Sources said these alleged ‘benami’ assets were purchased by Sasikala by using about ~1,500 crore of demonetised notes and the assets were taken under fictitious identities.