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Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar summoned again by court in I-T case, says being harassed

WION Web Team
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaUpdated: Jun 21, 2018, 04:26 PM IST
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File photo of D K Shivakumar. Photograph:(Zee News Network)

Trouble is brewing for Karnataka water resource minister D K Shivakumar against whom a fourth summons has been issued by a court in connection with alleged tax evasion.

Shivakumar, his mother and his brother have been asked to appear before a court in person along with four other accused in the case.

A senior Income Tax (I.T) official confirmed that the fourth summons has been issued against Shivakumar by the special court dealing with economic offences here yesterday. 

“Court has issued the summons. One more complaint has been filed. Last time there were three. The case is same.

The only thing is different years are involved. The case pertains to tax evasion,” said the official speaking on condition of anonymity.

Sources in the Income Tax department said along with Shivakumar, case has been registered against his associates Sachin Narayan, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya, Hanumanthaiah and Rajendra.

These summons pertains to the raids carried out last year.

Denying the IT department’s claims that they have seized a diary from a businessman, which revealed that the minister had transferred a huge sum of money to some organisations in Delhi, DK Shivakumar claimed that he too has some diaries and warned that he will “disclose the contents of them” to expose many BJP leaders and other bigwigs in Karnataka.

“It is very shocking. There is no diary. I am not aware of it. There has been no raid on any of my friends or associates. You can write whatever you feel like,” he said, adding that he will not reveal the contents of the diaries yet. “But I will disclose them at the end,” he added.

Claiming that he’s being victimised and being targeted for “daring politics and personal charisma”, Shivakumar said, “They are not able to tolerate my rise in politics and so are torturing me, my family and friends. I know who is doing this and why. I also know how to fight this legally. I am really upset by this.”

Shivakumar's brother and Congress MP from Bengaluru (Rural) DK Suresh earlier said the BJP was taking revenge on them for fighting for the Congress party. BJP had demanded Shivakumar's resignation over the issue.

(With inputs from PTI)