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ED Raids Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi in Money-Laundering Probe
The Enforcement Directorate searched 18 places connected to Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter, Priyanka Jarkiholi.
The searches happened in Bengaluru, Belagavi and Gokak.
Officials said the action was connected to a money-laundering investigation.
They also said a case had been registered against Satish Jarkiholi.
Congress leaders said the raids were politically motivated.
They accused the Narendra Modi government of targeting Congress leaders.
The agency said this case is different from an earlier investigation involving Y.D. Manjunath.
The raids included the minister’s home in Bengaluru.
The Enforcement Directorate raided 18 locations linked to Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter, Priyanka Jarkiholi.
The searches took place in Bengaluru, Belagavi and Gokak, including Satish Jarkiholi’s Bengaluru home.
Officials said the raids were part of a money-laundering investigation and that a case had been registered against the minister.
Congress called the action a politically motivated witch hunt by the Narendra Modi government against its leaders.
The investigation is separate from an earlier probe involving Jarkiholi’s brother-in-law, excise official Y.D. Manjunath.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate raided locations linked to Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter, Congress MP Priyanka Jarkiholi.
- What
- The agency conducted searches as part of a money-laundering investigation and registered a case against Satish Jarkiholi.
- Where
- The searches were conducted in Bengaluru, Belagavi and Gokak, including the minister’s home in Bengaluru’s Dollar Colony.
- When
- The raids took place on Wednesday.
- Why
- Officials linked the raids to a money-laundering investigation; Congress alleged they were politically motivated.
Congress’s Allegation
Enforcement Directorate’s Investigation
Purpose of the raids
Congress’s Allegation
Congress described the action against Satish Jarkiholi as a politically motivated witch hunt and political vendetta by the Narendra Modi government.
Enforcement Directorate’s Investigation
Officials said the raids were part of a money-laundering investigation and that the Enforcement Directorate had registered a case against the minister.
Scope of the case
Congress’s Allegation
Congress framed the raids as part of a broader series of actions against Congress leaders.
Enforcement Directorate’s Investigation
The Enforcement Directorate said this investigation was separate from an earlier probe involving Y.D. Manjunath.
Key facts
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Locations searched
- 18
- People linked to searches
- Satish Jarkiholi and Priyanka Jarkiholi
- Search locations
- Bengaluru, Belagavi and Gokak
- Investigation
- Money laundering
- Satish Jarkiholi’s age
- 64
- Related earlier probe
- An investigation involving Y.D. Manjunath, described as the minister’s brother-in-law and an excise official
Sources
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