DKShi's arrest not politically motivated: Dr K Sudhakar

Chikkaballapur: Former MLA Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said that Congress leader DK Shivakumar’s arrest in money laundering case is not politically motivated.

Addressing pressperson on Thursday he said, ” There is no political motive behind DK Shivakumar’s arrest. If he is not done any mistake he need not worry. Justice will be served.”

He further added that that Enforcement Directorate officials are doing their job.

Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who was arrested in a money laundering case, was sent to the ED custody till September 13 by a Delhi court on Wednesday, September 4.

Shivakumar had to appear before the ED after Karnataka High Court last week dismissed his petition challenging the summons issued to him by the agency.

The ED had filed the PMLA case against him and others based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions worth crores.

The I-T department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through ‘hawala’ channels with the help of three other accused.