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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicKerala gold smuggling

Topic: Kerala gold smuggling

ED arrests suspended IAS officer K Sivasankar in Kerala gold smuggling case

The agency, probing the money trail in the case, arrested the former principal secretary to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan after the high court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea.

Kerala HC rejects anticipatory bail pleas of IAS officer Sivasankar in gold smuggling case

Opposing the plea, the ED submitted that suspended IAS officer Sivasankar was not cooperating with the investigation. The Customs also alleged he wasn't providing clear answers.

NIA arrests man linked to Kerala gold smuggling case in Kochi upon arrival from UAE

The NIA's probe has revealed that Rabins K Hameed had conspired with others arrested in the case and had purchased gold in Dubai to smuggle it into India.

Kerala HC stops ED, Customs from arresting Sivasankar till 28 October in gold smuggling case

The anticipatory bail pleas were filed by Sivasankar following the arrest by the Customs probing the gold smuggling and the ED investigating the money trail in the case.

BJP demands resignation of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over gold smuggling case

Union minister and Kerala BJP leader Muraleedharan alleged that this case is distinct from other gold smuggling cases because it is ‘directly’ linked to the chief minister's office.

Court grants bail to Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh in money laundering case

Despite getting bail, Swapna Suresh will continue to remain in prison as she has been arrested under the UAPA in another gold smuggling case being probed by the NIA.

Kerala gold smuggling-accused Swapna Suresh given bail as chargesheet not filed in time

Suresh, however, will remain behind bars as she is an accused in the alleged terror link of the gold smuggling case probed by the NIA and an illegal trade case probed by the ED.

These are top 5 Indian airports where the most amount of smuggled gold was seized in 2019-20

According to government data, gold smuggling fell marginally in 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal.

ED questions Kerala ex-minister Kodiyeri’s son over ‘links’ to gold smuggling, drugs cases

Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary and former minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is also being probed by Bengaluru Crime Branch in a drug racket case. 

Opposition alleges destruction of Kerala gold smuggling files after fire at secretariat

The Congress demanded an NIA probe into the matter while BJP state chief K Surendran courted arrest for forcefully entering the secretariat complex soon after the fire broke out.

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