KOCHI: The Income tax department is conducting a raid at the houses and offices of prominent YouTubers in Kerala. The department is raiding the houses of actress and anchor Pearly Mani, Fishing Freak (Sebin), Arju, Callme Shassam, Jayaraj G Nath, Akhil NRD, M4 Tech, Unboxing Dude, Rising Star, Eagle Gaming and Castro Gaming. The raid is being held in six districts.

It is hinted that the income tax department is conducting the raid on the complaint of tax evasion. The raid started at various places from 8 am. The income tax department has found that many of the prominent YouTubers in the state have an annual income of Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore. However, the officials suspect whether they are paying tax according to their income. Reports said they will also examine documents related to financial transactions.