The Enforcement Directorate may file a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a money laundering case allegedly linked to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, PTI, citing sources, reported on Monday.

Siddaramaiah, his wife BM Parvathi, brother-in-law Mallikarjan Swamy and Devaraju, from whom Swamy had allegedly bought the land and gifted it to the Chief Minister’s wife, were named in a First Information Report filed by the Lokayukta police last week ( Named in the FIR).

According to a PTI report, the central agency is expected to press sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) to register a case against Siddaramaiah. .

As per the procedure, the ED has the power to summon the accused for questioning and also seize their assets during investigation.

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