ED chargesheet against DK Shivakumar ready, to be filed before time

More trouble is in store for Congress leader DK Shivakumar and his daughter Aisshwarya as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has pulled up its socks to file the chargesheet against him. The chargesheet is ready but the ED officials were tight-lipped over the matter. The ED prosecutor, Nitesh Rana, told the special CBI judge that the chargesheet will be filed before time.

DK Shivakumar was produced before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar after the expiry of his judicial custody. His custody was extended by the court for another 14 days on Tuesday. ED Prosecutors N K Matta and Amit Mahajan told the court to extend his custody. The move of the agency was allowed by the court. 

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Surprise names in the chargesheet?

The ED will interrogate Shivakumar two more times to add some value to the chargesheet. The agency wants to clear something before it submits the chargesheet before the Special Court, sources said. Apart from DK Shivakumar, there will be many others who will also be chargesheeted by the ED, they added. If sources are to be believed, his daughter Aisshwarya will also be chargesheeted. However, no officials from the agency were ready to speak on the matter. They remained tight-lipped. 

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'200-300 pages chargesheet'

Aishwarya was recently questioned by the agency. Apart from his daughter, the third name could be that of Sachin Narayan, his alleged associate. The fourth name is that of Hanumanthaiah, an employee of the Karnataka Bhawan. Highly placed sources have claimed that the chargesheet will run over 200 to 300 pages. The ED will have documentary proof and a few witnesses to prove their case. In documentary evidence, they will have bank details, email copies, unaccounted cash and Letters Rogatory (LRs) to prove the case.

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The case against DK Shivakumar

ED filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), which is equivalent to a First Information Report (FIR) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Shivakumar last year. The case was based on a chargesheet of the Income Tax department. It was filed in a Bengaluru court. The ED is taking legal opinion regarding the chargesheet and is leaving no stone unturned. Shivakumar is currently in judicial custody. He has called his arrest "political vendetta". 

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