Gold case accused links Kerala CM, Speaker, ministers in forex smuggling
March 05, 2021
Claims involvement of Speaker and three Cabinet Ministers
Swapna Suresh, a prime accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case, has claimed that foreign currency was smuggled at the instance of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, according to a statement filed by the Customs before the Kerala High Court.
The Customs has registered a case in connection with the alleged smuggling of US dollars worth nearly ₹1.30 crore by a former finance head of the UAE Consulate, Thiruvananthapuram, to the UAE. Besides Swapna, PS Sarith and M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister are also accused in the case.
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Unitac MD Santhosh Eappen arrested in dollar smuggling case ANI | Updated: Feb 16, 2021 18:43 IST
Eappen is the fifth accused in the smuggling case.
He was later granted bail by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court in Kochi, hours after the arrest. The Customs Department did not oppose his bail plea in the court.
Eappen had earlier entered a contract for building the apartments for the homeless people under the Kerala Government Life Mission project.
This comes as the Unitac MD also has an FIR filed against him in the Life Mission scam, which pertains to spending the foreign fund against the purpose, for which it was aimed. Congress MLA Anil Akkara had filed a complaint to the CBI alleging that various middlemen including state representatives and government officials received Rs 4.5 crores as commission.
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M Sivasankar Granted Bail In Dollar Smuggling Case; Walks Free After 98 Days In Custody
After Kerala Chief Minister s ex-aide M Sivasankar was granted bail in the dollar smuggling case, he walked free on Wednesday after spending 98 days in custody.
After Kerala CM s ex-aide M Sivasankar was granted bail in the dollar smuggling case, he walked free on Wednesday after spending 98 days in custody. This case pertains to the alleged smuggling of 1.9 lakh US dollars by a former finance head of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat in Oman. He was arrested in connection with this case on January 21. As per the order pronounced by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court, the suspended bureaucrat was directed to furnish a bail bond of Rs.2 lakh and two sureties of the like amount.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 2 (ANI): Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court will pronounce its order on the bail application of M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of the Kerala CMO in the dollar smuggling case on Wednesday.