On Thursday, daughter of Senior Karnataka Congress leer DK Shivakumar, Aisshwarya, reached office of Enforcement Directorate. She is being questioned on her Singapore visit which she me with her far in July 2017. Even though, during his questioning, Shivakumar h claimed that it was a ‘business deal’, ED maintains that ir trip is w under scanner. 

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DKS's daughter being quizzed by ED

As per sources, during questioning, ED is expected to record Aisshwarya’s statement under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). She is also expected to be confronted with documents and statements me by Shivakumar with regard to Singapore trip. 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.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested DK Shivakumar on evening of September 3, 2019, after four days of questioning, for allegedly laundering money and for suspected transactions done abro through shell companies.

central ncy h, in September last year, 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 chargesheet filed by Income-tax department against Shivakumar and ors before a court in Bengaluru for alleged tax evasion and hawala dealings.

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CBI registered a case against DKS last year

After his arrest on 3 September, it was later said that said Shivakumar was dodging questions about his association with Karnataka Bhavan employees in Delhi who allegedly used to store or man illegal money on his behalf. Two years before arrest, his Bengaluru residence and office were raided by I-T department. During course of IT search on him initiated on August 2, 2017, residence of  N. Chandrashekar Sukapuri, Shivakumar’s financial assistant was also searched.

During search, some information pertaining to financial transactions of Shivakumar's daughter with Café Coffee Day Ltd. and M/s. Soul was also obtained. On confronting Candrhekar with findings, it h come to light that allegedly Rs 20 crores h been transferred to DKS in a roundabout and concealed fashion by CCD.

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