Documents seized during I-T raids reveal actress owns nine flats in the city

Income Tax (I-T) raids on Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's properties have revealed that the former Miss World has invested most of her earnings in real estate and owns nine flats in the city.

I-T officials had, on Monday, raided 12 premises of actresses Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif. They sealed 12 lockers and seized documents related to their various properties in the city.

Sources say that Priyanka had bought five flats on the sixth floor of Raj Classic building at Yari Road

According to I-T sources, Chopra bought five flats on the sixth floor of Raj Classic building at Yari Road, Versova, where she lives.

She has combined three flats into one large apartment, which has almost all the modern amenities.

Officials also stumbled upon another apartment owned by her, which was also made by combining two separate flats in the same building.

This is besides a penthouse and three flats which have been rented out by the actress in recent months.

Officials recorded the statement of Chopra's mother, Dr Madhu, soon after she returned to the city from Ranchi late last evening.

Officials questioned her in connection with some property deals in the western suburbs.

According to a senior official, a team is also verifying whether Kaif remitted money to her parents living in London.

They are also checking records to find out how much money was earned through guest appearances in stage shows and whether she declared the income and paid taxes.

"It will take time to verify the documents and open the 12 lockers, " said Arun Kumar Singh, additional director (Investigation), I-T department.

Raids were also carried out on photographer Atul Kasbekar's companies, Bling Entertainment Solutions a celebrity management firm and Matrix, a talent hunt company.

Priyanka Chopra was unavailable for comment.