City
Epaper

NIA questions bureaucrat Sivasankar in Kerala gold smuggling case

By ANI | Updated: September 24, 2020 12:50 IST

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CMO, M Sivasankar on Thursday again visited National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in Kochi for questioning in connection with Kerala gold smuggling case.

Open in App

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CMO, M Sivasankar on Thursday again visited National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in Kochi for questioning in connection with Kerala gold smuggling case.

According to NIA officials, Sivasankar is likely to be probed in the presence of Swapna Suresh, one of the key accused in this case.

Notably, the NIA is questioning him for the third time for this case. He arrived at NIA office in the afternoon on Thursday for questioning in the matter.

Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had submitted before the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court that Swapna Suresh has revealed her closeness with the former principal secretary to Sivasankar and that he was fully aware that her integrity is dubious.

The matter, which pertains to the smuggling of gold in the State through diplomatic channels, had come to light after 30 kg gold worth Rs 14.82 crores, smuggled in a consignment camouflaged as diplomatic baggage, was busted by customs in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Swapna sureshNational Investigation AgencyEnforcement DirectorateSpecial national investigation agencyDepartment of economic affairs of finance ministry
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalNational Herald Case: Congress Party Workers Detained in Protest Over ED Targeting Sonia & Rahul Gandhi (Watch Video)

InternationalMehul Choksi Arrested in Belgium on India’s Extradition Request

NationalExcise Policy Case: ED Gets Union Home Ministry Sanction to Prosecute Arvind Kejriwal

ThaneThane: ED Seizes Rs 55 Lakh Flat Linked to Dawood Ibrahim's Brother Iqbal Kaskar in Money Laundering Case

National‘I Am Entitled to Relief’: Vijay Mallya Reacts to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Remarks About Rs 14,131 Crore Recovery

National Realted Stories

NationalKarnataka BJP MLA's 'violent' remarks against Robert Vadra trigger row

NationalIAF confirms object falling from sky on MP house as 'non-explosive store'; probe initiated

NationalRahul Gandhi, Congress should apologise for derogatory remarks against Savarkar: BJP's Ram Kadam

NationalTripura CM Saha holds key meeting with BJP, IPFT and TMP leaders

NationalPahalgam terror attack: Rajkot airport goes 24/7 as Pak shuts airspace for Indian flights