Multiple Cases: D.K. Shivakumar faces legal battles involving financial irregularities

New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar currently faces multiple cases pending before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Karnataka Lokayukta, and the Income Tax Department.
The cases against Shivakumar involve various allegations, including that of financial irregularities, money laundering, possession of disproportionate assets, and non-cooperation during investigations.
IT raids In 2017, the Income Tax (I-T) Department had conducted multiple raids at Shivakumar’s premises in New Delhi and seized Rs 8.5 crore. During the raids, the department also discovered three flats in Safdarjung Enclave, which were said to be his ‘benami’ properties. The I-T team had claimed to have detected unaccounted cash amounting to around Rs 429 crore.
Later, the I-T Department filed a charge sheet in the matter before a special court in Bengaluru. Shivakumar, his alleged aide Haumanthaiah (who worked at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi), and a few others were accused of tax evasion and hawala transactions.
Arrest made by ED