New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday morning met Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar in Tihar jail and enquired about his welfare.
Shivakumar, 57, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3 in a money laundering case. He is lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody.
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According to sources, Gandhi was accompanied by Congress general secretary Ambika Soni.
Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi leaves from Tihar Jail after meeting Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who is currently lodged in the jail under judicial custody, in connection with a money laundering case. https://t.co/ZWBTDI9UyQ pic.twitter.com/zLGKQDJ9fm
— ANI (@ANI) October 23, 2019
Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was booked along with Haumanthaiah — an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi — and others for alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The case was based on a charge sheet 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 or rupees. (PTI)