Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar was booked by the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering on Tuesday on the basis of an alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions case. The case has been filed based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him earlier this year before a special court in Bengaluru. The IT Department accused Shivakumar and his associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with help of three other accused.

Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar was booked by the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering on Tuesday on the basis of an alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions case. The case has been filed based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against him earlier this year before a special court in Bengaluru. The IT Department accused Shivakumar and his associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with help of three other accused.