Karnataka I-T raids: Cash recovered from minister's house; Congress cries foul

3.49 pm IST: While it was earlier said that cash was recovered from Shivakumar's residence, IT joint-commissioner Ramesh refuted the reports and said that no cash was seized. He also said that search is ongoing and more details will be revealed once the investigation is over, reported Suvarna News

3.28 pm IST: Gohil has now shared the visuals of the CRPF personnel at the resort. 

3.24 pm IST: IT officials take Shivakumar's father-in-law R Thimayya from his Mysore residence to an undisclosed location. 

Eagleton Golf Resort manager Mathews and DKS' close aide and KPCC general secretary Karthik Kiran also being questioned. 

3.00 pm IST: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar by Congress

2.19 pm IST: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.24 pm after ruckus over Bengaluru IT raids 

1.58 am IST: While the MLAs have said that BJP had earlier offered the Rs 15 crore to change sides, they explained that they "would not betray Congress." 

1.52 pm IST: Congress MLAs at the resort also said that the raids could have been delayed, but they were carried out now to "target" and "terrorise" them. 

1.45 pm IST: "Gunmen were roaming around inside the hotel as if our MLAs are criminals. This is politics at its worst," ANI quoted Shaktisinh Gohil, a Congress leader, as saying. We are not enjoying or partying here, if he had to then would have taken 15 crores as offered by the BJP." 

12.53 pm IST: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah slams IT raids, says "this is not fair politics."

In order to meet political conspiracies, IT department has been used: Siddaramaiah

12.42 pm IST: The National Students' Union of India, Karnataka members gather outside DKS' residence in Bangaluru.

12.41 am IST: Visuals from Shivakumar's Delhi residence 

12.39 pm IST: Meanwhile, TV9 Kannada has also reported that the cash in Shivakumar's Delhi house was stuffed in his wardrobe and bed. It has also been said that DKS' wife's relative's house in Mysuru is also being searched by IT officials. The raid began at 6.30 am and is underway. 

12.35 pm IST: Congress accuses BJP of trying to scare people through agencies 

12.32 pm IST: The Karnataka Youth Congress secretary has confirmed that only Shivakumar was interrogated at the resort. 

12.27 pm IST: Ashok Gehlot, Congress in-charge for Gujarat says that BJP wants to murder democracy

12.22 pm IST: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after Congress continues to create ruckus 

12.21 pm IST: Shivakumar refuses to answer questions on Income Tax raids 

12.18 pm IST: Tax raids not linked to upcoming Gujarat polls, says Jaitley 

12.13 pm IST: Congress MLAs leave Eagleton Golf Resort 

12.10 pm IST: Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of threatening Congress MLAs. "Just to defeat one Rajya Sabha candidate they are doing all this, but they will not be successful," he added in Lok Sabha. 

12.06 pm IST: Shivakumar reaches Sadashivanagar residence with IT officials. He will be asked to open the locker in the house. 

11.58 am IST: Taxmen recover a total of Rs 7.5 crore from Shivakumar's residence. However, TV9 Kannada has reported that Rs 11 crore has been recovered until now, including the Rs 5 crore seized from his Delhi home.  

11.54 am IST: Taxmen searching Shivakumar's residence in Bengaluru 

11.47 am IST:JDU leader KC Tyagi says the timing of the raid may be political but it could be a big thing if concrete evidence is found against Shivakumar.

11.40 am IST: Rajya Sabha resumes with Zero Hour

Also read: Congress made a blunder by taking its Gujarat MLAs to Bengaluru

11.37: Timing of the search decided well in advance, say IT officials. Search said to be a part of ongoing investigation. 

11.31 am IST: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11.37 am after uproar by Congress over IT raids in Bengaluru

11.23 am IST: "Conduct raids on residences of those people from your party (BJP) who are offering Rs 15 crores," says Ghulam Nabi Azad. 

Also read: I-T raids on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar: What we know so far

11.20 am IST: Ruckus in Rajya Sabha. Search not a coincidence, says Congress. 

11.15 am IST: Anand Sharma calls the timing of the raid "questionable." 

It is now becoming a trend to blatantly misuse powers of the state: Anand Sharma, Congress in Rajya Sabha. 

11.12 am IST: Congress raises the issue of IT raids in Parliament. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that there was no search at the resort and it was only aimed at Shivakumar. 

No search has taken place in the resort as such and no MLA was searched, only one particular Ktka minister was searched: Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha. 

Jaitley also said that Shivakumar was found tearing up documents at the resort during the raid, but the IT officials managed to recover them. 

11.10 am IST: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the rules are the same for everyone and everyone needs to abide by them.

11.05 am IST: Eagleton Golf Resort management is also being questioned in regard to payment for the accommodation of the Gujarat MLAs.

11.03 am IST: Karnataka minister's offices in Infantry road and Chalukya circle raided as well. 

11.00 am IST: IT officials questioning Nagraj, Shivakumar's driver in RK Puram Delhi. DKS' aide Aanjaneya also being questioned.

10.55 am IST: Shivakumar is now being taken to his Sadashivanagar residence. 

10.50 am IST: IT sleuths have seized Rs 5 crore cash from his Delhi house.

10.45 am IST: After slamming the raids, the Congress has also said that it will raise the issue of the IT raids in both the houses of the Parliament today.

10.30 am IST: The Congress has slammed that raids and said that BJP is doing all this just to win one Rajya Sabha seat.

"BJP is on an unprecedented witch-hunt just to win 1 Rajya Sabha seat," Ahmed Patel, a senior Congress leader tweeted. "After using state machinery & every other agency, these I-T raids show their utter desperation & frustration."

Surjewala also said that BJP had attempted to bribe legislators in Gujarat and when none of its tactics worked, "a frustrated BJP Govt (is) now resorting to IT raids on Cong."

The Income Tax department has raided Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar's residence at Sadashivanagar and also the Eagleton Golf Resort where he was staying. Shivakumar, who was in-charge of hospitality for Gujarat Cong MLAs in Bengaluru, was at the resort when the raid took place. Mobile phones have been confiscated. 

His office near his Sadashivanagar residence is also being searched. About 20 other officials are also searching Shivakumar's farmhouse in Kanakapura and also the residences of close relatives of the minister. Shivakumar's brother DK Suresh Kumar, and close friend MLC S Ravi's residences also raided. I-T officials are also present at close confidante Balaji's house in Yelahanka.

Shivakumar's residence at Delhi' Safdarjung Enclave is also being searched according to PTI. 

It was earlier said that the taxmen had raided the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bidadi near Bengaluru where about 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat are said to be staying to prevent being poached by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The raid is said to have started at 7 am on Wednesday, August 2. 

About 40 I-T officials with protection from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were said to be carrying out searches at the Eagleton resort and also checking vehicles moving in and out of the resort. While it was said that all the MLAs' rooms were being searched, the IT officials have clarified that only Shivakumar's room in the resort was being searched. 

In total, about 80 officials are said to be raiding 39 locations around the city.

The Gujarat legislators were flown to Bengaluru late on Friday night after it was said that the BJP was threatening them and even offering Rs 15 crore to support the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls, set to be held on August 8. 

While it was initially being said that the legislators were brought to the resort against their wishes, the politicians said that this wasn't true. "We are all here because the BJP has created an atmosphere of fear in Gujarat, luring legislators with huge amounts of money, misusing government machinery to threaten legislators," Congress MLA Paresh Dhanani told The Hindu.

The Eagleton resort is an exclusive one with charges for executive suites as high as Rs 8500/day, which includes meals, according to the resort's website. The deluxe rooms come for Rs 7500 a day.