The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday questioned Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar’s brother and former MP D Okay Suresh in a cash laundering case towards Aishwarya Gowda, who allegedly cheated a number of individuals on the pretext of gold enterprise ventures posing as his sister.
After showing earlier than ED officers, D Okay Suresh mentioned he was summoned as a result of a lot of Aishwarya Gowda’s victims had named him of their statements earlier than the company, as “the individual had misused my identify”.
“They (ED) requested me a number of inquiries to which I’ve answered. I’m supporting the investigation. They’ve requested me to look once more on July 8, which I’ll do. I even have talked about the criticism that I had filed earlier than the Bengaluru metropolis police,” he added, referring to his police criticism accusing Aishwarya Gowda of utilizing false household connections to facilitate fraudulent actions.
The Central company additionally mentioned it hooked up properties value Rs 3.98 crore belonging to Aishwarya Gowda and others in a monetary fraud case. “The hooked up properties embrace immovable properties within the type of flats, constructed constructing and land having worth of Rs 2.01 crore and movable properties within the type of money and car value Rs 1.97 crore,” ED mentioned in a press release.
ED initiated the money-laundering investigation primarily based on a number of FIRs registered at numerous police stations towards Aishwarya Gowda, her husband Harish Okay N, and others over the allegation that they entered right into a felony conspiracy to defraud and cheat a number of individuals by taking gold, money, and funds from them after promising excessive returns.
The accused have neither returned the cash nor given the promised return. Gowda additionally allegedly threatened the traders with dire penalties in the event that they pursued the matter additional, by claiming proximity to varied high-profile politicians.
ED has searched numerous areas related with Aishwarya Gowda and her accomplices, and seized incriminating paperwork associated to money-laundering actions allegedly carried out utilizing movable and immovable properties and different digital gadgets.
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Aishwarya Gowda, who’s reportedly near BJP, Congress and JD(S) politicians, is going through costs of dishonest and cash laundering as she allegedly cheated some wealthy individuals in Bengaluru by claiming to be Suresh’s sister.
The ED additionally raided Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni’s dwelling just lately.