CBI summons Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case

Bengaluru, Nov 21 : Just 48 hours after his daughter’s engagement, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave a shock by issuing summons to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D. K. Shivakumar to appear before the agency for questioning on November 23.
Speaking to the media and confirming receiving the summons Shivakumar said, “The CBI investigators had come with the summons to my house on November 19, but I wasn’t at home. They have asked me to come at 4 p.m. on November 23.” He added that he had written to the CBI stating that he would be in Basavakalyan and Maski on that day for election campaigning. “I have requested them if I can appear before them for questioning on November 25 instead of November 23,” he said.
The CBI registered an FIR against Shivakumar on October 2 stating that he was allegedly in possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 74.93 crore.
The CBI alleged that these assets belong to him and his family members. On October 5, the CBI conducted a search and seizure operation at 14 properties belonging to Shivakumar, including in Karnataka, Delhi and Mumbai.
The CBI had recovered Rs 57 lakh and several allegedly incriminating documents from these properties including bank statements and hard drives. The recovery of Rs 57 lakh was contested by both Shivakuamr and his younger brother and Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha member, D. K. Suresh.