A Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi will prounce its order on Karnataka Congress leer DK Shivakumar's bail plea on September 25 at 2.00 pm. A Special Court in Delhi reserved its order on his bail plea after hearing arguments. Shivakumar, a sitting MLA from Kanakapura assembly seat, was in Enforcement Directorate's custody since his arrest on September 3 in a money laundering case and was sent to Tihar jail on Thursday. development came after court h sent him to judicial custody for 14-days following a medical check-up. 

ED argues Shivakumar influences witnesses

In a special court of Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, ED while opposing bail plea filed by Shivakumar in connection with a money laundering case, alleged that he was in practice of influencing witness, looking at past conducts in I-T probe, some witnesses retracted also. ED said being an influential and powerful person, Kumar has in whole likelihood to hamper investigation. ASG KM Natraj appearing for ED furr submitted that many documents and material during both IT and PMLA probe have been recovered which draws a strong inference of commission of an offence. We need to take investigation to a logical end. source of laundered money and proceeds of crime is being investigated, ED said.

ED furr said analysis of transaction and sources is underway. " probe is underway and it is at a crucial st. He was n-cooperative and evasive during interrogation. Article 20 and 21 grants right to silence but it cant be done for n-cooperation," ED said. vocates Amit Mahajan and Nitesh Rana also appeared for ED along with ASG KM Natraj. During submission, y said, "It is a serious ecomic offence, it is a threat to national ecomy, it may imbalance national ecomy and is a threat to national security".

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DK Shivakumar sent to Tihar

DK Shivakumar was arrested on September 3 due to his alleged involvement in money laundering cases and h been in ED's custody till September 13. Shivakumar on Wednesday h told a Delhi court that re was point keeping him in "endless custody" in money laundering case since he was t accused of "terrorism" or any or heius offence. Shivakumar's counsels, A M Singhvi and Mukul Rohatgi, told court that he h alrey given information about his around Rs 800 crore property in his election affidavit and "if I (politician) gave wrong information, it can le to prosecution".  Following his arrest, Vokkaliga community, of which DK Shivakumar is a prominent member, along with Congress cres have been protesting against ED and Centre. 

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Money laundering case against DK Shivakumar 

central ncy h in September 2018, registered a money laundering case against Shivakumar and Haumanthaiah who was an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, among ors. criminal case was filed on basis of a charge sheet filed by Income Tax department against Shivakumar and ors before a court in Bengaluru for alleged tax evasion and hawala dealings. ED also quizzed his daughter Aishwarya under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). During questioning, ED recorded Aishwarya’s statement and confronted with documents and statements me by Shivakumar with regard to Singapore trip, as per sources. Earlier, Sachin Narayan, Shivakumar’s business associate and a co-director in Zeus constructions Pvt Ltd till 2014 and Dollars Construction private limited, was also questioned in connection with case. 

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