Congress's interim chief Sonia Gandhi visited Tihar jail to meet party leader DK Shivakumar (ANI)

DELHI: Congress 's interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited Tihar jail in Delhi to meet party leader DK Shivakumar .

Shivakumar is accused of evading tax and being involved in alleged hawala transactions worth crores of rupees. He was arrested on September 3 by the Enforcement Directorate and his judicial custody has been extended till October 25.

Shivakumar (57) was the main troubleshooter of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government headed by Kumaraswamy that lost power to the BJP in July this year.

The ED had, in September last year, registered the money-laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, an employee at the Karnataka Bhavan, and others.

Last month, Gandhi along with former prime minister Manmohan Singh had visited former finance minister P Chidambaram in jail.

(With inputs from agencies)



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