The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on an early Monday (5 October) morning raided the residence and businesses associated with Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, Lok Sabha MP from Bengaluru Rural, in a corruption case as reported by the Hindustan Times.
The CBI simultaneously carried out searches at 14 locations in Karnataka, Delhi and Maharashtra. The raised were conducted with regards to assets amassed during Shivakumar’s tenure as a minister in Karnataka.
After the CBI raid, at their residence located in Doddallahalli village in Kanankapura constituency, supporters of the two leaders came out in support of them. The Congress party called this raid political vendetta and an “insidious game of intimidation”.
The insidious game of intimidation & machinations of Modi-Yeddyurappa duo being executed by a puppet CBI by raiding @DKShivakumar won’t deter us.
CBI should be unearthing the layers of corruption in Yeddyurappa Govt.
But, ‘Raid Raj’ is their only ‘Machiavellian Move’ !
1/2— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) October 5, 2020
A statement from the central agency reads, “CBI has registered a case against then Minister of Karnataka Government and others on the allegations of acquisition of Disproportionate Assets. Searches are being conducted today at 14 locations including 9 in Karnataka, 4 in Delhi, one in Mumbai. Details will follow,”.
The CBI also raided the Delhi residences of Suresh and the residence of Shivakumar’s close aide Iqbal Hussain. After the Karnataka government gave its go-ahead, the CBI had registered a case against D K Shivakumar and others under the prevention of corruption act.
It all started when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into a money-laundering matter came to light, and Shivakumar was also arrested in September last year based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him.