Yashwant Jadhav, a Shiv Sena corporator and BMC’s standing committee chairman, has joined the list of politicians who have come under the scanner of central agencies in the recent past. Ahead of civic polls, the Income Tax department on Friday began searching the premises belonging to Jadhav’s family for alleged tax evasion. The searches were continuing at the time of going to print.

The action against Jadhav came two days after the Enforcement Directorate arrested Maharashtra state minorities and skill development minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. Malik has been remanded in ED’s custody till March 3. Sources said I-T officials along with a posse of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrived at Jadhav’s home at Bilakhadi Chamber in Mazgaon around 6 am. More teams also landed at other places including his son Nikhil’s home.