According to the FIR, ED officials allegedly forced Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case, to give 'false' statements against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in order to make fake evidence.
In an affidavit filed in Kerala HC, Customs said Suresh has alleged that CM had a close connection with ex-Consul General of UAE and gave statements on illegal transactions of money.
During brief hearing, the bench asked ED as to how M Sivasankar, the former principal secretary to the Kerala chief minister, was involved in the gold smuggling case.
Despite the relief, Sivasankar will continue to be in jail as he was also arrested in connection with an alleged dollar-smuggling case by the Customs department.
Suresh and Sarith were former employees of the UAE consulate and had allegedly used their past connection to smuggle gold using the diplomatic channel, the official said.
The case emerged in July when gold, weighing over 30 kg, was seized by Customs from 'diplomatic baggage' that had landed at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
The alleged racket that spans India & the UAE has exposed a network of facilitators, financiers, black gold traders & former employees of UAE consulate.
Sivasankar Monday submitted an argument note in the court alleging that he was arraigned as an accused as he had refused to name a few political targets of the ED's choice.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
Kerala and west bengal politics always pushed both states backward. Now Kerala police booking ED officials tells kerala present government is against all policies of center. Behaving like a seperate country.
This is a foolish proceeding. PML Act and FEMA protect the officers functioning under those Acts against any proceeding when the action taken under the Acts is in good faith. Kerala Government is making an ass of itself.
Hey Jokers @Print. You guys are a perfect example of sold out media. Maybe you should consider selling your kidneys for money instead of yourselves. Is this the reality or are you changing the facts to suit your narrative? FIR is filed right. Who is running the investigation? Kerala Police under the CM right ? So won’t that be biased ? Besides, such horrific activities can’t happen with the CM involved. Maybe try to keep your sold out media platforms under a rock !!
Kerala and west bengal politics always pushed both states backward. Now Kerala police booking ED officials tells kerala present government is against all policies of center. Behaving like a seperate country.
State after state is resorting to unheard of tactics. It is so easy to find a corrupt background given the culture developed since independence.
This is a foolish proceeding. PML Act and FEMA protect the officers functioning under those Acts against any proceeding when the action taken under the Acts is in good faith. Kerala Government is making an ass of itself.
Hey Jokers @Print. You guys are a perfect example of sold out media. Maybe you should consider selling your kidneys for money instead of yourselves. Is this the reality or are you changing the facts to suit your narrative? FIR is filed right. Who is running the investigation? Kerala Police under the CM right ? So won’t that be biased ? Besides, such horrific activities can’t happen with the CM involved. Maybe try to keep your sold out media platforms under a rock !!