JOIN USDKS PMLA case highlights: ED gets custody of DK Shivakumar till Sept 13
Court sends DKS to custody remand of ED till Sep 13
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Karnataka's senior Congress leader and former Minister D K Shivakumar into the custody of theEnforcement Directorate till September 13 in a money laundering case lodged against him.
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar granted nine days of custodial interrogation of the Karnataka's strongman, though the agency sought 14 days, saying the accused has remained evasive and non-cooperative in four days of questioning at its headquarters here in Delhi.
Arrested a day before, Shivakumar was produced before the court here this afternoon, after taking him from RML Hospital where he spent his night due to medical complications, including varying blood pressure.
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"Phenomenal growth" in income while in important position: Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on DK Shivakumar while delivering the order.
Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar passed the order after the ED sought 14-day custodial interrogation ofShivakumar, arrested on Tuesday night, claiming that he was evasive and non-cooperative in the probe and there was "phenomenal growth" in his income while he was in an important position.
We condemn the BJP's ploy, deception and fraud. A referendum will be held to answer this: Karnataka Congress
Following the Special court's order stating D K Shivakumar's ED remand, the Karnataka Congress, in a series of tweets, hit out at the BJP.
According to the tweets put out by the Karnataka Congress, Dinesh Gundu Rao, President of the KPCC saida meeting of topleaders of the Congress party was held at the KPCC office to discuss the current political developments around the cases againstparty leaders P Chidambaram and now D K Shivakumar. They also had a debate about the kind of hate politics that was going on.
Tagging PM Modi's Twitter account, it said that the BJP wasmisusing the IT, ED and CBI as a pretext against its political opponents, saying that no such revenge politics has ever been seen in the history of the country. It added that such incidents have spiked after PM Modi became the Prime Minister.
The Karnataka Congress stated that itcondemns the BJP's ploy, deception and fraud and would hold areferendumto answer it. These incidents put the country's democratic system at risk. There is a need for everyone to work together and Congress will do this. We will convince people of the truth,it added.