The corruption case against Shivakumar was filed after a search was carried out by the Income Tax Department in 2017.
During the search, which was conducted at various locations including Delhi, ₹8.59 crores was found. Out of that, ₹41 lakh rupees was found at a place belonging to Shivakumar.
Subsequently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a case against Shivakumar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Shivakumar was arrested in connection with the case on September 3, 2019.
However, he was later released on bail following an order from the Delhi High Court, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, on September 9 that year, relying on the ED’s letter, the then Bharatiya Janata Party-led State government allowed the CBI to conduct an investigation into the matter as well.
Source: Barandbench
