BENGALURU, 23 JUNE

Former MP DK Suresh on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money laundering case against a woman who is alleged to have cheated a number of people, official sources said on Monday. The ED on Monday also attached assets worth about Rs 4 crore belonging to Gowda.

The federal probe agency arrested the woman, Aishwarya Gowda, 33, in April, following searches against her, Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and some others.

The ED had then said in a statement that the woman claimed proximity with various "high-profile" politicians and cheated people by promising them high returns against gold, cash and bank deposits. She is alleged to have used the name of Suresh, who is Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's brother, and claimed to be his sister.

"The ED issued a notice asking me to appear before the investigation officer at 11am. They had sought some information. So, today I am meeting the ED officers with my lawyer," Suresh said.

He said this case was unrelated to him. "I am unable to understand why the notice was served to me. I was the one who had lodged a complaint with the police commissioner against the woman who had orally said that she is my sister. I have no connection with the cheating case," Suresh said.

There are at least three cheating cases registered at Chandra Layout and Rajarajeshwari Nagar police stations in Bengaluru against Gowda, her husband Harish KN and some others.