Karnataka Congress leader Shiv Kumar arrested by ED in money laundering case

Mumbai detained during efforts to convince rebel lawmakers in Karnataka

Shiv Kumar charged with trafficking millions of rupees through hawala, including tax evasion, will be produced before the court today

New delhi date. September 3, 2019, Tuesday

Another Congress leader has been arrested by the ED in a money laundering case. Senior EDA Congress leader and former minister DK Shivakumar has been arrested in Karnataka. The agency had been questioning Shiv Kumar for several days. He appeared for the third time before the ED on Monday for questioning.

He also arrived at the ED's office on Tuesday to respond, where after his interrogation, the ED arrested him. ED will now present Shiv Kumar to the court for custody on Wednesday, where the court will decide whether to send Shiv Kumar into custody for several days.

In the same month last year, the ED filed a money laundering case against Shiv Kumar. Apart from this, proceedings are also being initiated against the employee of Delhi-based Karnataka Bhavan, HamanRathi and others.

While Ahmed Patel was contesting in Gujarat, the Congress had accused the BJP of horse trading and about 44 of its MLAs were kept at a resort in Bengaluru. All of which was managed by the recently arrested Shiv Kumar.

In the current political upheaval in Karnataka, Shiv Kumar tried to calm the matter, and he also came to Mumbai to convince the rebel legislators where he was detained. Congress, on the other hand, is alleging that the Modi government of the Center has started abusing agencies and making false accusations to suppress the voice of innocents.

Earlier, Shiv Kumar also said that I was respecting the law, ready to answer whatever questions the ED would ask, ready to face every inquiry of the ED. Shivkumar claimed that I was completely innocent.

IT claimed that millions of rupees were exchanged through Shivakumar and his colleagues through hawala. ED also filed a case of money laundering on the basis of IT chargesheet. He has been accused of money laundering and tax evasion by hawala.