ED seeks 5 more days of custodial interrogation of Congress leader D K Shivakumar

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday sought 5-day extension of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar's custodial interrogation.

Shivakumar, arrested on September 3 by the ED in a money laundering case, was produced before a Delhi court on the expiry of his 9-day custodial interrogation.

The court had on September 4 sent him in the ED custody till today.

The Congress leader was produced before special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar.

The probe agency told the court that Shivakumar was evasive and gave irrelevant answers during the interrogation, and many of his properties are 'benami'.

"As per probe against Shivakumar, tainted money is more than Rs 200 crore and there is Rs 800 crore worth 'benami' property, Additional Solicitor General K M Natraj said.

He said the ED needs to confront him with voluminous documents it has collected in the case.

The ED told the court that Shivakumar was withholding information which was solely in his knowledge.

"I am sure he won't answer questions in the ...