The Income Tax Department has conducted raids at 70 locations in connection with a tax evasion probe in Chennai on Tuesday.

"The raids are being carried out in state capital Chennai and two places in Coimbatore against two realty groups and premises of retail chain Saravana stores"- Income Tax Department said.

The premises of Saravana group business owner Yogirathinam Pondurai are also being covered as part of the action, they said. The department had last month conducted large-scale raids on a number of popular eateries of the state including Saravana Bhawan outlets.