IT shock to DK Shivakumar: Minister's astrologer, driver and relatives' houses in Ramanagar, Mysuru too raided

The IT officials raided the house said to be of minister's kin at Ittigegud in Mysuru Also, astrologer Dwarakanath Guruji, reportedly an acquaintance of the minister, too grilled Others who are facing the IT raids are the minister's brother and his driver

In what seemed to be a well-planned raid, the IT sleuths raided a house reportedly belonging to a relative of Energy Minister DK Shivakumar in Mysuru.

The IT sleuths not just raided his Delhi and Bengauru residences, but also targeted his relative's house at Ittigegud in Mysuru, Kanakapura, Sathanur and Ramanagar too. While it is not yet clear, how the owner of this house is related to the minister, but television reports said that the IT officials were verifying the papers at the house.

Besides, the minister's astrologer Dwarakanath Gurugi too has been raided in RT Nagar, Bengaluru. It is reported that the association of Dwarakanath Guruji and the minister goes back to 30 years and even Dwarakanath Guruji too is being grilled by the IT officials.

Television reports also said that the minister's driver, KPCC general secretary Kartik Kiran and the minister's brother and MP DK Suresh too are being grilled.