Money laundering case: ED submits charge sheet against Congress leader D K Shivakumar

BENGALURU: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted charge sheet against Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar in a money laundering case. Shivakumar, who is currently on bail, had earlier said that he was not guilty.

“If I’ve done anything wrong, let God and the law punish me. If myself, my brother and any family member has gone against the law, I’m ready to accept any punishment. If I’ve wronged, let them hang me. By birth, I’m an agriculturist, businessman by profession and politician by passion. I’ve not betrayed anyone at any point and I’ve never worked against my conscience,” Shivakumar said.

Shivakumar was granted bail by the Delhi High Court on the condition that he should pay Rs 25,000 and should not leave the country. Congress activists had arranged a warm welcome for the leader during his release from jail. In 2017, the ED had recovered unaccounted money worth Rs 8 crore from Shivakumar’s residence in Delhi, while he served as the state’s Minister of Irrigation. However, he had then said that it was his friend’s money.