Team of Central probe agencies visits educational foundation owned by Cong chief DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Dec 19: A team of Central investigation agencies, including the CBI, on Monday inquired with the staff of the National Education Foundation belonging to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar.
The inquiry was a part of a case, which is being probed, but no searches or raids were carried out, sources in the CBI said. The Congress leader, who is also an MLA from Kanakapura, told reporters in Belagavi that the officers visited the NEF here and inquired with its staff. He, however, said he was unaware of the reason behind the visit.
"I don't know why they went there. I just know that they came and met our trustees and staff. I have no clue what they inquired with them," he said.
According to him, there were no cases against the NEF Trust. He added that he would face the situation.
The Congress leader has been facing a money-laundering charge.
Meanwhile, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation said it was neither a raid nor a search.
"Already, a case has been registered. So it's just part of that inquiry but no searches or raids were carried out," a source told PTI.
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said he has no clue about the background behind the visit of the officials of the central agency.
He, however, maintained that the questioning should not be seen as politically motivated because the Enforcement Directorate had raided him in the past when there were no elections around.
Jnanendra also said the BJP did not require to use the Central agencies for political gains.
"There is no need for BJP in this country to conduct raids for political gain," the Home Minister said.
The team visited the NEF while the winter session of the Assembly is on in Belagavi.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
