D K Shivakumar summoned by ED in money laundering case

Shivakumar questioned the timing of the summon

The Enforcement Directorate summoned Karnataka Pradesh Congress president D K Shivakumar on September 19 in connection with a money laundering case.

"In the midst of the #BharatJodoYatra and the assembly session, they have again issued me an ED summon to appear. I am ready to cooperate but the timing of this summon and the harassment I am put through, is coming in the way of discharging my constitutional and political duties," Shivakumar tweeted.

Shivakumar is likely to seek more time to appear before the agency citing ongoing Assembly session and Bharat Jodo Yatra by Congress.

Last month a special court in Delhi had granted regular bail to Shivakumar and other four accused in connection with a money laundering case.

Based on the Income Tax probe, the ED registered a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against Shivakumar in 2018 and he was arrested by the agency on September 3, 2019, before being ordered to be released from the Tihar jail on bail on October 23, 2019, by the Delhi High Court. In July this year, the ED filed a charge sheet against the accused persons.

Earlier, the ED said it registeed a money laundering case against Shivakumar after Rs 8 crore cash was seized from his Safdarjung Enclave apartment at Delhi.