Karnataka: Delhi Court Summons Congress Leader DK Shivakumar In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi court today summoned Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dk Sivakumar and his close associates in a money laundering case

KPCC President Dk Shivakumar.

Source : ANI file

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dk Sivakumar and his close associates in a money laundering case. Court has directed the Congress leader to appear before the court on July 1.

Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (May 26) filed a chargesheet against DK Shivakumar in an alleged money laundering case. The senior Congress leader was arrested in 2018 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

A Delhi Court summons Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar and others while taking cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate, in a money laundering case. Court has directed him to appear before it on July 1. pic.twitter.com/DgAq2z6M18

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ED in 2017 registered a money laundering case against Shivakumar and his close associates based on a chargesheet filed by the Income Tax department for alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions in 2018.

After the chargesheet was filed, Shivakumar said that he believed in the law of the land. "I also believe I will get justice. All this is politically motivated," said news agency ANI, quoting Shivakumar.

All this has started in August 2017 when the Income Tax case was registered after sleuths found Rs 8.5 crore in cash during a raid at Shivakumar's properties including his residence in Safdarjung Enclave in Delhi. In its complaint, the I-T department had alleged that Shivakumar has sent the cash to the All India Congress Committee.