Hyderabad: IT officials have conducted raids in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. As many as 40 places were searched in Hyderabad alone, including the houses of Kalamandir shop directors. Reports suggest that the searches are related to allegations of tax evasion and other financial irregularities. IT officials reached the houses of directors Sirisha Chinthapalli and Pramod at six o'clock on Tuesday morning. Searches were conducted in both houses for four hours. IT officials are also carrying out inspections in shops located in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. However, further details of the raids are yet to be revealed by IT officials.