Enforcement Directorate issues summons against DK Shivkumar, four others
They can be arrested if they don't present required documents during ED questioning
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader from Karnataka and cabinet minister for Small and Major Irrigation DK Shivkumar along with four others has been served with summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering case.
The minister along with others has been asked to show up for the questioning at ED in Delhi.
The notice has further asked the minister and others to come along with all the required documents failing which they will be subject to arrest by the ED.
Four others who have received the summons include Sunil Sharma, Rajendra, Anjaneya and Sachin Narayan. All of the four are believed to be close to Shivkumar.
According to the close sources the minister along with the other four is planning to secure anticipatory bail from court.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
