When IT needed an electrician and blacksmith to raid D K Shivakumar

Shivakumar was questioned for nearly two hours for his alleged involvement with solar power equipment firms. He denied all the allegations made against him.

The Income Tax department which conducted raids on Karnataka's energy minister, D K Shivakumar had a peculiar problem to face. They suspected that he had stashed away cash in the air conditioner at his home.

The IT department officials immediately had an electrician summoned to open the AC. Following this the IT department checked on the lockers at his home. While they managed to open two, the third being an electronic one could not be opened.

The officials asked Shivakumar for the password, but he refused to share it. Finally a locksmith was called in and the locker was broken. The IT department officials found some investment papers in it which currently is being scrutinised.

During the raids scores of documents were recovered. Some documents regardng investments in Singapore and other locations abroad were seized. One document pertaining to a deal with the son of a former chief minister is also under the scanner of the IT.

When asked if documents relating to shopping complexes in Dubai and Singapore apart from a property in Birmingham were seized, the officials refused to confirm or deny the same.

Shivakumar was questioned for nearly two hours for his alleged involvement with solar power equipment firms. He denied all the allegations made against him.

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