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TopicKerala gold smuggling

Topic: Kerala gold smuggling

ED officials booked for allegedly forcing Swapna Suresh to give statement against Kerala CM

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.

Swapna Suresh made allegations against Kerala CM, Speaker in gold smuggling case — Customs

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.

SC refuses to stay Kerala HC bail order to suspended IAS officer in gold smuggling case

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.

Kerala HC grants bail to suspended IAS officer Sivasankar in 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.

NIA files charge sheet against 20 accused in Kerala gold smuggling case under UAPA

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.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 1.85 cr in connection with Kerala gold smuggling case

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.

‘Shady deals, money laundering, impropriety’ — what Kerala gold smuggling case has unearthed

The alleged racket that spans India & the UAE has exposed a network of facilitators, financiers, black gold traders & former employees of UAE consulate.

Court denies bail to suspended IAS officer Sivasankar in Kerala gold smuggling

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.

Central agencies probing gold smuggling case exceeding jurisdiction, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Kerala Chief Minister said the agencies were encroaching the executive authority of the state government and constitutional bodies.

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