Actor
Sonu
Sood
is
back
in
news
after
the
Income
Tax
Department
surveyed
at
least
six
of
his
properties
in
Mumbai
and
Lucknow.
As
per
a
report
in
PTI,
the
visit
of
the
I-T
officials,
which
was
not
termed
as
raid,
was
in
connection
with
an
alleged
tax
evasion
probe
in
connection
with
the
actor's
deal
with
a
Lucknow-based
real
estate
agency.
The
report
further
stated
the
IT
department
was
looking
into
a
land
deal
between
Sonu's
firm
and
the
real
estate
company.
This
I-T
survey
came
soon
after
the
actor
was
chosen
to
be
the
brand
ambassador
of
Delhi
government's
mentorship
programme
for
school
students.
Sonu
had
also
met
Delhi
Chief
Minister
Arvind
Kejriwal.
However,
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
spokesperson
Asif
Bhamla
denied
that
the
raids
were
linked
to
Sonu's
meeting
with
Kejriwal
and
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Scroll,
"There
is
no
relation
to
that.
Any
personality
can
meet
anyone.
It
is
just
a
search,
not
a
raid.
It's
on
a
tipoff."
Sonu
Sood
rose
to
fame
as
a
'messiah'
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic
for
his
relentless
humanitarian
work.
The
actor
helped
thousands
in
need
by
providing
them
with
transport,
medical
facilities
and
ration
during
the
pandemic.
From
helping
migrant
labourers
to
reach
back
their
hometowns
to
arranging
beds
in
hospitals
for
COVID-19
patients,
the
actor
went
out
of
his
way
to
lend
support
to
those
affected
by
the
COVID-19
crisis.