New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the premises of Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar in an alleged corruption case.
According to news reports citing sources, CBI officials have raided multiple locations linked with Shivakumar and his brother D.K. Suresh over a money laundering probe linked to the tax evasion proceedings by the income tax department.
The CBI raids are being carried out in at least 14 locations connected with Shivakumar’s family members and his associates in Karnataka and Maharashtra, reports said. The agency this morning raided Shivakumar’s residence at Doddallahalli village in Kanankapura constituency.
Shivakumar represents Kanankapura assembly constituency. D.K. Suresh is the MP from Bengaluru Rural.
The CBI has also raided premises of Shivakumar’s close aide, Iqbal Hussain, said a report.
Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah condemned this move and called it another attempt to derail party’s preparation for bypolls, the report said.
Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala slammed the Karnataka government and called the CBI a “puppet” of the BJP government in the state under B.S. Yediyurappa.
Multiple agencies have raided Shivakumar’s premises in the past three years.
In August 2017, the income tax department raided several premises owned by the Congress leader, his family and associates and claimed to have unearthed Rs 300 crore in unaccounted income. Following this, Shivakumar had spent around 50 days in Tihar Jail then.
In May 2018, the CBI raided premises and offices connected with Shivakumar in Bengaluru, Kanakapura and Ramanagara on charges of illegally exchanging demonetised currency notes.
In 2019, the income tax department searched Shivakumar’s premises and of his family members and associates in at least 67 locations, including Kanakpura, Mysuru, Bengaluru and Delhi. He was arrested in a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Enforcement Directorate.