DK Shivakumar's brother and Congress MP DK Suresh summoned by ED

In yet another shock to the Congress party, Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar's brother DK Suresh has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). ED on Monday has issued notice to Congress MP DK Suresh, brother of DK Shivakumar who is in judicial custody in Tihar jail. The ED has asked him to appear within a week before the agency. ED had registered a case after the IT department filed a complaint against DK Shivakumar for undeclared wealth and income. 

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Shivakumar moves HC seeking bail

Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking bail. He has challenged the trial court's Wednesday order by which his bail plea was dismissed. The trial court had said that Shivakumar's release at the crucial stage of investigation may hamper the probe, while noting that he is an influential person and may influence witnesses or tamper with documents.

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Shivakumar's bail plea rejected by court

While rejecting Shivakumar's plea, the Bombay High Court noted: "The investigating agency must have a full, fair and free chance to investigate in-depth so that it can reach to a logical conclusion."The release of the applicant at such a crucial stage of investigation may hamper the investigation. Therefore, I am of the considered view that the applicant is not entitled to bail at this stage of investigation," the judge had said while denying Shivakumar relief.

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Money laundering case against DK Shivakumar 

The central agency had in September 2018, registered a money laundering case against Shivakumar and Haumanthaiah who was an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, among others. The criminal case was filed on the basis of a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax department against Shivakumar and others before a court in Bengaluru for alleged tax evasion and hawala dealings. The ED also quizzed his daughter Aishwarya under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). During the questioning, the ED recorded Aishwarya’s statement and confronted with documents and statements made by Shivakumar with regard to the 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 the case.

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