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Karnataka: ED Files Chargesheet Against State Congress President DK Shivakumar In Money Laundering Case

Money Laundering Case: Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar in an alleged money laundering case

New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar in an alleged money laundering case. The senior Congress leader was arrested in 2018 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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.

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After the chargesheet was filed, Shivakumar on Thursday said that the 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 started in August 2017 when the Income Tax case was registered after sleuths found Rs 8.5 crore in cash during a raid at his various properties including his residence in Safdarjung Enclave, said The News Minute report. The I-T sleuths have accused DK Shivakumar of developing a network to funnel funds to Congress high command.

In its complaint, the I-T department had alleged that Shivakumar has sent the cash to the All India Congress Committee.

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