<p>Furthering trouble for Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against him and others in connection with a case of money laundering.</p>.<p>He was arrested by the ED in the case in 2019, and a number of people and associates, including <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/day-before-dks-custody-ends-ed-grills-aisshwarya-760850.html" target="_blank">his daughter Aisshwarya</a> and Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar, were questioned by the agency. At present, he is on bail.</p>.<p>The charge sheet was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>In September 2017, the ED registered a case against Shivakumar as well as Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan, and his associates Narayan, S K Sharma and N Rajendra.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/have-done-nothing-wrong-i-m-law-abiding-says-shivakumar-on-ed-charge-sheet-1112636.html" target="_blank">Have done nothing wrong, I’m law-abiding, says Shivakumar on ED charge sheet</a></strong></p>.<p>The ED's case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him in 2017 before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions worth crores. The IT Department had also seized unaccounted money worth around Rs 8.59 crore from him.</p>.<p>The IT Department had then accused Shivakumar and his associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amounts of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with help of three other accused.</p>.<p>It had claimed that Shivakumar had set up "an extensive network" of persons and premises across Delhi and Bengaluru in order to transport and utilise unaccounted cash.</p>.<p>According to investigators, Narayan is Shivkumar's business partner while Sharma runs a transport firm. Hanumanthaiah is claimed to have handled unaccounted cash of Shivakumar in Delhi while Rajendra, who works for Sharma, also deals with Shivkumar's immovable properties. </p>.<p>The Income Tax Department had claimed that it had seized unaccounted cash around Rs 20 crore from Shivakumar's premises during raids in New Delhi and Bengaluru earlier. </p>
<p>Furthering trouble for Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against him and others in connection with a case of money laundering.</p>.<p>He was arrested by the ED in the case in 2019, and a number of people and associates, including <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/day-before-dks-custody-ends-ed-grills-aisshwarya-760850.html" target="_blank">his daughter Aisshwarya</a> and Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar, were questioned by the agency. At present, he is on bail.</p>.<p>The charge sheet was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>In September 2017, the ED registered a case against Shivakumar as well as Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan, and his associates Narayan, S K Sharma and N Rajendra.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/have-done-nothing-wrong-i-m-law-abiding-says-shivakumar-on-ed-charge-sheet-1112636.html" target="_blank">Have done nothing wrong, I’m law-abiding, says Shivakumar on ED charge sheet</a></strong></p>.<p>The ED's case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him in 2017 before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions worth crores. The IT Department had also seized unaccounted money worth around Rs 8.59 crore from him.</p>.<p>The IT Department had then accused Shivakumar and his associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amounts of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with help of three other accused.</p>.<p>It had claimed that Shivakumar had set up "an extensive network" of persons and premises across Delhi and Bengaluru in order to transport and utilise unaccounted cash.</p>.<p>According to investigators, Narayan is Shivkumar's business partner while Sharma runs a transport firm. Hanumanthaiah is claimed to have handled unaccounted cash of Shivakumar in Delhi while Rajendra, who works for Sharma, also deals with Shivkumar's immovable properties. </p>.<p>The Income Tax Department had claimed that it had seized unaccounted cash around Rs 20 crore from Shivakumar's premises during raids in New Delhi and Bengaluru earlier. </p>
