<p>Congress politician Yusuf Sharief, popularly known as 'KGF Babu', appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with the agency’s investigation into a money laundering case against him.</p>.<p>Sharief, and his son-in-law Salman Khan, appeared before the investigating officer at the ED headquarters here, where he was interrogated for six hours.</p>.<p>The ED officials asked Sharief to appear again on Friday for further questioning. Last month, the ED officials conducted search-and-seizure operations on Sharief’s and his family members’ residential and official premises.</p>.<p>A real estate businessman, Sharief contested in the MLC elections from Bengaluru Urban seat as a Congress candidate in December 2021, but lost. He made headlines after he declared Rs 1,744 crore assets in the election affidavit. A Class 5 drop-out, Sharief was a scrap dealer who made it big.</p>.<p>On Thursday, before entering the ED headquarters, Sharief told reporters that he wasn’t hesitant to appear before the ED and would answer all their queries.</p>.<p>“All my life, I have done legal businesses only. I have nothing to hide. However, the central agencies asked me to join the investigation. It seems in society, ordinary people like me should not make money,” he said.</p>
<p>Congress politician Yusuf Sharief, popularly known as 'KGF Babu', appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with the agency’s investigation into a money laundering case against him.</p>.<p>Sharief, and his son-in-law Salman Khan, appeared before the investigating officer at the ED headquarters here, where he was interrogated for six hours.</p>.<p>The ED officials asked Sharief to appear again on Friday for further questioning. Last month, the ED officials conducted search-and-seizure operations on Sharief’s and his family members’ residential and official premises.</p>.<p>A real estate businessman, Sharief contested in the MLC elections from Bengaluru Urban seat as a Congress candidate in December 2021, but lost. He made headlines after he declared Rs 1,744 crore assets in the election affidavit. A Class 5 drop-out, Sharief was a scrap dealer who made it big.</p>.<p>On Thursday, before entering the ED headquarters, Sharief told reporters that he wasn’t hesitant to appear before the ED and would answer all their queries.</p>.<p>“All my life, I have done legal businesses only. I have nothing to hide. However, the central agencies asked me to join the investigation. It seems in society, ordinary people like me should not make money,” he said.</p>
