evidence: But, in the end, Krishna’s change of loyalties did not shield Siddhartha. An income tax investigation in 2017 against D K Shivakumar, one of Krishna’s proteges in the Congress, is believed to have put the authorities on the trail of Siddhartha. Like Siddhartha and Krishna, Shivakumar is a Vokkaliga. [...] Within a month of the searches against Shivakumar and his aides, in September 2017, the Income Tax Department cracked down on 25 premises linked to Siddhartha. Shivakumar, who was with Siddhartha’s family for his funeral, said on social media, "It’s unbelievable that a courageous man like him would resort to this. I urge a thorough investigation… Shri Siddhartha and his family were closely known to me for decades."