CBI Raids Top Karnataka Congress Leader DK Shivakumar, Recovers Rs 50 Lakh From Premises

CBI raids at DK Shivakumar - Searches are being conducted on Monday at 14 locations including nine in Karnataka, four in Delhi and one in Mumbai.

In a latest series of raids, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched operations at more than 14 premises of state Congress chief DK Shivakumar and his brother and MP DK Suresh, including the former's residence at Doddalahalli, Kanakapura and Sadashiva Nagar, in Bengaluru.   The CBI has till now recovered Rs 50 lakh from multiple premises, newsagency PTI reported. Also Read: Bihar Polls 2020: FIR Against Tejashwi, Tej Pratap In Connection With Murder Of Ex-RJD Leader The raids are being conducted in connection with the Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh in alleged a corruption case. DK Suresh is the MP from Bengaluru Rural. As per the news agency ANI report, 15 locations are being raided by the agency officials. So far, Rs 50 lakh has been recovered from premises of Shivakumar, his family members and associates during the searches in the corruption case, the officials said. The CBI has registered a case against the then Karnataka minister and others, on allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets. Searches are being conducted on Monday at 14 locations - including 9 in Karnataka, 4 in Delhi, one in Mumbai.  It is reported that the raids started at 6am at their residence located in Doddallahalli village in Kanankapura constituency, which is represented by Shivakumar in the state assembly. Meanwhile former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah took to social media expressing anguish over the raids and blaming BJP for being vindictive, "@BJP4India has always tried to indulge in vindictive politics & mislead public attention. The latest CBI raid on @KPCCPresident @DKShivakuma 's house is another attempt to derail our preparation for bypolls. I strongly condemn this".

The alleged corruption case has been registered by the central agency based on the inputs shared by the Enforcement Directorate over a money laundering probe linked to the tax evasion proceedings by the Income Tax Department. The BJP described as "ridiculous and meaningless" protests by the Congress. Karnataka BJP spokesperson, Captain Ganesh Karnik said CBI, ED & IT are institutions with functional autonomy to investigate and bring to justice financial & criminal fraudsters. "They are always on their job. The present raid is in continuation of investigations started by ED in 2017," he said.