Relief for DK Shivakumar as Supreme Court dismisses money laundering case against him

In a major relief to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the 2018 money laundering case against the senior Congress leader.

In 2018, the Enforcement Directorate had filed a chargesheet against the Karntaka Congress chief under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Following this, ED arrested Shivakumar in September 2019 over allegations that Rs 8.59 crore cash seized from his Safdarjung Enclave apartment was linked to money laundering.

In 2019, he had moved the Karnataka High Court, seeking dismissal of the ED summons. With no relief in the high court, he then approached the apex court.

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M. Trivedi said the ED was unsuccessful in linking the source of the cash to money laundering.