File photo of the accused Kerala gold smuggling of Swapna Suresh. The order came while a petition filed by Suresh to initiate contempt proceedings against the officers who leaked the statement and the media that published it was being considered. CNN-News18 Thiruvananthapuram Last update: December 1, 2020 4:31 PM IST …
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New Delhi: A ‘leaked’ audio recording of a telephone conversation allegedly between defendants in the Kerala Swapna Suresh gold smuggling case and an anonymous person has created a controversy. According to The Hindu, the recording indicates that the Directorate of Execution (ED) may have been trying to coerce Suresh into …
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Kerala police on Thursday ordered an investigation after Swapna Suresh, the main defendant in the Kerala gold smuggling case, in an alleged voicemail claim that the Directorate of Enforcement was pressuring her to appoint the minister in chief Pinarayi Vijayan in the scandal with the incentive to make it approving. …
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Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s private secretary, M Sivasankar, and some officials from the CM office were aware of the smuggling activities, the Enforcement Directorate reported to the Kochi special court on Wednesday. This is the first time that the central agency has appointed the CM office in connection with the …
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The Directorate of Enforcement detained former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s chief secretary M. Sivasankar on Wednesday for questioning regarding the prospect of money laundering from the gold smuggling case linked to the UAE consulate. His arrest was recorded around 10:15 p.m. after nearly seven hours of questioning by the investigation …
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Senior Official of the Administrative Service of India, M Sivasankar, who was secretary to Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, applied for advance bond from the Kerala High Court on Wednesday after being summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) once more in relation to the gold smuggling case. He was …
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The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against three main defendants in the Kerala gold smuggling case, while one of them, Swapna Suresh, stated that his appointment at the Space Park was known for Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. She said former CM secretary M Sivashankar asked …
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