CBI raids Congress leader aide’s office, residence

The Asian Age.

India, All India

FIR was filed against Prakash and some unknown others under Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and 471 (using forged document).

Congress leader D K Shivakumar (Photo: File)

Bengaluru: There’s trouble brewing for Congress MLA and former energy minister D.K. Shivakumar and his brother D.K. Suresh after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided five places in Bengaluru, Ramanagaram and Kanakapura including the premises of Shivakumar’s former aide Padmanabhaiah and B. Prakash -the then chief manager of Corporation Bank, Ramanagaram branch in an April, 2017 case of alleged exchange of demonetised cash of Rs 10 lakh with fresh currency through fraud.

FIR was filed against Prakash and some unknown others under Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and 471 (using forged document).

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