Congress leader DK Shivakumar arrested

Shivakumar had been interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate over the past several days and was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the money laundering case being probed by the investigating agency.

Shivakumar's properties were also raided by the Income Tax Department in the past even though the veteran leader has said that the case against him is 'politically motivated.' "'There's no illegal activities that I've done. BJP leaders have said it on record, they're going to harass me," he said. "I am willing to cooperate with the ED also because I know I am innocent."

In a setback to Shivakumar, the Karnataka High Court on last Thursday had declined to stay the summons issued by ED in December of 2018 to him in an alleged money laundering case.

Dismissing the writ petitions of Shivakumar and four others for quashing the summons, Justice Aravind Kumar directed them to appear before the ED and face the inquiry on the alleged hawala transactions in violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The other four petitioners are Sachin Narayana, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and Rajendra.