DK Shivakumar, former Minister in the Kumaraswamy Cabinet was arrested at 8:38 PM on Tuesday night and Republic sources confirm that his arrest comes because the Congress leader, similar to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram failed to comply with the agencies clearly and openely. 

After four days of interrogation, Karnataka Congress' strongman Shivakumar, faced arrested by the ED under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA.)

Republic accesses chargesheet 

According to the chargesheet, Shivakumar refused to a provide details to some of the questions asked to him by the ED officers, with his responses limited to, "will get back to you."

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When questioned over the details of bank accounts held in his name or in the name of his family details, the Congress leader said that he does not remember and that the details would be submitted to the ED. A similar response was recieved during the cross questioning when Shivakumar was asked about the details regarding movable and immovable properties held in his name or in his family member's name, and whether if any cash, gold jewellery or bullion belonging to him or his family was kept at any other place. 

Shivakumar will now be put through a custodial interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering base based on an Income Tax FIR for Rs. 13 crore unaccounted case allegedly found in an apartment that belonged to the Congress leader. 

The agencies are known to be looking into DK Shivakumar's connections. According to reports, the entire nexus allegedly run by the Congress leader included trips specifically to Singapore. The agencies have also acquired documents during the search operation of Shivakumar's financial assistance, N Chandrashekhar on August 2, 2017. 

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D K Shivakumar has been accused of alleged money laundering 

Last September ED had filed a money laundering case against the Congress leader, Haumanthaiah (Employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi), and others after carrying out intensive raids in August 2017. The case was filed based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax (IT) Department before a special court in Bengaluru on the charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transaction worth crores. The  IT department had accused Shivakumar and his associate S K Sharma of transporting a big amount of unaccounted tax through 'hawala' channels with the help of three other accused in the case.