evidence: In a major setback to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday refused to quash a corruption case registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly possessing assets worth ₹74.93 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income during the check period 2013-2018. [...] In 2017, the Income Tax Department conducted a raid on the premises belonging to Mr. Shivakumar, based on which the ED started its probe under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Following discovery of alleged disproportionate assets during its probe, the ED wrote to the State government for conduct of investigation under the PC Act. Later the CBI sought sanction from the State government to register an FIR against him. Sanction for investigation was granted on September 25, 2019, and Mr. Shivakumar was booked by the CBI on October 3, 2020.