Karnataka Congress’ Troubleshooter-In-Chief D K Shivakumar Arrested By ED In Money Laundering Probe 

Senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar who is the party’s Karnataka troubleshooter-in-chief was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday evening (3 September) in connection with a money laundering case.

The ED will now carry out a custodial interrogation of Shivakumar and he would be produced before a Delhi court on Wednesday (4 September). Reports have claimed that his lack of cooperation was the reason for the ED seeking his arrest.

It was earlier reported that Shivakumar had been questioned by the ED for five hours on 30 August. He was earlier questioned on two other occasions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

He is believed to have moved mountains to ensure the survival of the erstwhile JD(S)-Congress government, which included camping outside the Mumbai hotel where the rebel MLAs were holed-up. His efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.

He is the second Congress leader to be arrested in recent days. The CBI had arrested former Finance Minister P Chidambram on 21 August in connection with the INX Media Scam.