The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a money laundering probe against Karnataka Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his associates in connection with the Income-Tax Department’s findings.
Among those under the scanner is a Karnataka Bhavan employee whose name has also come up during the Income-Tax probe. In its charge sheet, the I-T Department had alleged use of a “hawala” channel, with links in Bengaluru and Delhi, to facilitate illegal money transfers.
In August last year, the Department had also conducted searches and found about ₹20 crore in cash. Mr. Shivakumar had earlier alleged that he was being targeted by the agency.
