The Enforcement Directorate arrested Congress leader and former Karnataka minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday for allegedly being evasive during his questioning on money laundering charges over the past few days.
Shivakumar was questioned for the last four days since he was summoned for questioning at the ED headquarters here on Friday and his arrest immediately led to Congress protesting that this was more evidence of the government acting out of political motives as in the case of former finance minister P Chidambaram. The leader, seen as a prime political “manager” during the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, had unsuccessfully moved the Karnataka high court to seek a stay on the summons by the anti-money-laundering agency.
 

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Congress leader and former Karnataka minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday for allegedly being evasive during his questioning on money laundering charges over the past few days.
Shivakumar was questioned for the last four days since he was summoned for questioning at the ED headquarters here on Friday and his arrest immediately led to Congress protesting that this was more evidence of the government acting out of political motives as in the case of former finance minister P Chidambaram. The leader, seen as a prime political “manager” during the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, had unsuccessfully moved the Karnataka high court to seek a stay on the summons by the anti-money-laundering agency.