Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar now in ED custody in money laundering case

A Delhi court on Friday remanded former Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till September 17 in a money laundering case. The judge asked the ED to take him to a doctor, take care of his medical condition and then question him.

The ED had sought five-day custody. Opposing the plea, Shivakumar's counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi submitted that his client was suffering from serious medical ailments, including high blood pressure.

The central probe agency claimed that Shivakumar was "evasive" and gave irrelevant answers during his interrogation.

The Karnataka Congress leader has not been able to explain the sources of his deposits and many of his properties are 'benami', the agency claimed. The agency told the court that the accused in the custody was interrogated and his statement was recorded to unearth the modus operandi. He wasted the time of agency by giving irrelevant details and took several breaks between the questioning, it added. ED then sought a 5-day further remand of Shivakumar. Shivkumar's 22-year-old daughter Aishwarya was also summoned by the ED on Thursday.

—Zee Media Newsroom