Protests had been held near I-T office after raids at the residence of Congress and JD(S) leaders.

A money laundering case was registered by the ED against DK Shivakumar in September last year, based on a complaint filed by the Income Tax (IT) department.

Former Karnataka Deputy CM G Parameshwara said he is ready to "rectify" any fault committed on his behalf.

The latest action by the department has come in the backdrop of the raids conducted by it on 13 premises linked to Bishnoi in Haryana, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh on July 23 on charges of alleged tax evasion.

On June 27, high-ranking Indian Revenue Service officers including 12 officers from the Central Board of Direct Taxes were compulsorily retired.

The Income Tax Department said it has attached benami assets worth Rs 300-crore bungalow in Delhi and USD 40 million funds brought from a Mauritius-based entity in connection with its probe against businessman Ratul Puri.

According to TCFS, it had a maximum exposure of Rs 165 crore to Café Coffee Day (CCD) group in FY2017-18, and that the entire amount had been repaid by March 2019.

Liquor baron and founder of the now grounded Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya on Wednesday drew parallels between his story and that of the Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha

Enforcement Directorate said Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, is the beneficial owner of these 'benami' held equity shares and has been charged under the relevant law.

Modi also defended the decision to field Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, saying she is a 'symbol' for those who described Hindus as terrorists.