Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea To Stay Kerala HC Judgment Granting Bail To M Sivasankar IAS In Gold Smuggling Case; Issues Notice
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea To Stay Kerala HC Judgment Granting Bail To M Sivasankar IAS In Gold Smuggling Case; Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging the bail granted to M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, by the Kerala High Court in the gold smuggling case.Although Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, sought for a stay of the judgment, the bench comprising Justices. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging the bail granted to M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, by the Kerala High Court in the gold smuggling case. "But it is said in the trial court order", Justice Bhushan replied in reference to the allegation of Sivasankar speaking to customs officers. The fact that the applicant is suffering from various illness would also come to his benefit as the proviso to Section 45 exempts a sick person from the rigours of the Section" On October 28, the High Court had dismissed Sivasankar's anticipatory bail plea in the ED case observing that there were circumstances suggesting that he might be involved in money laundering with Swapna Suresh.

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Swapna fined ₹6cr, Sivasankar ₹50L in Kerala gold smuggling case
1 year, 1 month ago

Swapna fined ₹6cr, Sivasankar ₹50L in Kerala gold smuggling case

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: The customs department has imposed a total fine of ₹66.6 crore on the 44 accused in the case related to the smuggling of gold through diplomatic baggage at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on July 5, 2020. Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, had told investigators that M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to chief minister …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Involvement Of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Other Officials
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Involvement Of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Other Officials

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a time bound investigation by Customs and the Enforcement Directorate into the alleged role of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and other high ranking officials of the Chief Minister’s office on allegations of money laundering and gold smuggling using diplomatic channels A single bench of. The Kerala …

Kerala HC rejects plea for ED, Customs probe against CM in gold smuggling case
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala HC rejects plea for ED, Customs probe against CM in gold smuggling case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking a Customs and Enforcement Directorate probe into the alleged involvement of high-ranking political functionaries, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the gold smuggling through diplomatic bags case. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the petition by Aji Krishnan, the founder secretary of NGO Highrange Rural Development Society India, which had …

ED backs up claim of larger nexus in Kerala case with WhatsApp chats
1 year, 10 months ago

ED backs up claim of larger nexus in Kerala case with WhatsApp chats

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Enforcement Directorate cited WhatsApp chats between former bureaucrat M Sivasankar and key accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh in its request on Wednesday for the retired civil servant’s custody in a case related to the alleged kickbacks in Life Mission project. Kochi: Kerala chief mnister Pinarayi Vijayan's former principal secretary M Sivasankar who was remanded to …

LIFE Mission case: ED arrests M. Sivasankar, to produce him before PMLA court today
1 year, 10 months ago

LIFE Mission case: ED arrests M. Sivasankar, to produce him before PMLA court today

The Hindu  

M. Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Life Mission bribe case late on Tuesday night, will be produced before the Ernakulam District and Sessions Court in a short while. Santhosh Eapen, the managing director of the construction company which was selected for constructing the houses under the LIFE …

Kerala: ED arrests ex-bureaucrat over alleged corruption in housing scheme
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala: ED arrests ex-bureaucrat over alleged corruption in housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former bureaucrat M Sivasankar after three-day questioning in connection with the alleged corruption in the Life Mission scheme for free houses for the homeless in Kerala. Sivasankar, a former principal secretary to the Kerala chief minister, earlier spent 100 days in jail in connection with the seizure of 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic …

Kerala HC upholds detention of man in gold smuggling case
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala HC upholds detention of man in gold smuggling case

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has upheld the detention of a man under the COFEPOSA Act in a gold smuggling case. Abdul Raoof, accused of smuggling gold worth over Rs 7 crore through the Cochin port by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in 2021, was detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. In such circumstances, …

Kerala State Machinery Turned Against Gold Smuggling Probe After Role Of CM's Principal Secretary Was Detected : ED To Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala State Machinery Turned Against Gold Smuggling Probe After Role Of CM's Principal Secretary Was Detected : ED To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Enforcement Directorate has denied the allegation made by the Kerala Government that its plea to transfer the trial of gold smuggling case from the State is "politically motivated".In a rejoinder filed to the Kerala Government's counter affidavit, the ED stated that the transfer of the case from Kerala is necessary and that the petition had been filed on the …

ED Can't Question Integrity Of Judiciary In Kerala : State, M Sivasankar Oppose Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial
2 years, 2 months ago

ED Can't Question Integrity Of Judiciary In Kerala : State, M Sivasankar Oppose Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial

Live Law  

The State of Kerala and M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, have filed separate Counter affidavits in the Supreme Court in the Transfer Petition filed by Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of the trial in the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case to the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Pointing out that the ED has completed the invesitgation and has …

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 10, 2022 sought a response from Kerala on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to transfer the Kerala gold smuggling case to a court in neighbouring Karnataka. Lalit and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat impleaded the State of Kerala and asked it to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled the case …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Kerala Govt On ED's Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial; Posts For Disposal On October 20
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Kerala Govt On ED's Plea To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial; Posts For Disposal On October 20

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday posted to October 20 the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate seeking to transfer the trial in the gold smuggling case from Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat allowed the application filed by the State of Kerala seeking impleadment in the ED's petition and issued notice to …

Sivasankar arraigned as the sixth accused in dollar smuggling case
2 years, 2 months ago

Sivasankar arraigned as the sixth accused in dollar smuggling case

The Hindu  

The Cochin Customs has arraigned senior bureaucrat M. Sivasankar as the sixth accused in a dollar smuggling case. Khaled Mohamed Ali Shoukry, former Finance Head, UAE Consulate, Thiruvananthapuram, P. S. Sarith, Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair and Santhosh Eappen are the other accused in a complaint filed before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, on Thursday. It was during the …

ED Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Trial Of Gold Smuggling Case From Kerala To Karnataka
2 years, 5 months ago

ED Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Trial Of Gold Smuggling Case From Kerala To Karnataka

Live Law  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the trial in the gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka. The transfer is sought for the money laundering case in relation to the smuggling of gold through diplomatic channels.The agency says that "free and fair trial" of the case is not possible in Kerala due …

Transfer gold smuggling case to court outside Kerala, ED urges SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Transfer gold smuggling case to court outside Kerala, ED urges SC

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court with a plea to transfer the Kerala gold smuggling case to a court outside the State. The ED is conducting a probe based on the National Investigation Agency’s FIR against Sarith P.S., Swapna, Faisal Fareed and Sandeep Nair under the Unlawful Activities Act. Seizure at airport The smuggling racket was busted after …

Gold smuggling case: NGO claims 'crucification' by Kerala govt, sacks Swapna Suresh
2 years, 5 months ago

Gold smuggling case: NGO claims 'crucification' by Kerala govt, sacks Swapna Suresh

Firstpost  

Prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh has been terminated from her job by an NGO, alleging that the Kerala government was ‘crucifying’ the organisation for providing her employment. Palakkad : Prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh has been terminated from her job by an NGO with alleged RSS links, alleging that the Kerala government …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Prime Accused Swapna Suresh Writes to PM Modi, Seeks CBI Probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Prime Accused Swapna Suresh Writes to PM Modi, Seeks CBI Probe

News 18  

Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh has written to Prime minister Narendra Modi, requesting the his intervention in the case and that a CBI enquiry be conducted. In the letter to PM Modi, Swapna alleged that other principal secretary of the Kerala CM, M Sivasankar, the chief minister’s family members were directly involved in the scam. Swapna also …

Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh challenges MLA KT Jaleel, says will reveal crimes committed by him
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh challenges MLA KT Jaleel, says will reveal crimes committed by him

Firstpost  

The gold smuggling case came to light after 30 kg of gold concealed in diplomatic baggage was seized at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport by the Customs Department on 5 July 2020 Kochi: Gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh has come out strongly against MLA KT Jaleel days after the latter filed a conspiracy case against her. “I will file a …

Kerala Gold smuggling case: ED summons Swapna Suresh to appear tomorrow
2 years, 10 months ago

Kerala Gold smuggling case: ED summons Swapna Suresh to appear tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case, and asked her to appear before its Kochi office on Wednesday at 11 am. The Kerala gold smuggling case pertains to the smuggling of gold in the state through diplomatic channels. Recently, Swapna Suresh had alleged that she was exploited and manipulated by …

Kerala gold smuggling case: ED summons key accused Swapna Suresh
2 years, 10 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: ED summons key accused Swapna Suresh

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Swapna Suresh, the main accused in the gold smuggling case, to appear before it. Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in Bengaluru, on July 11, 2020. The summons come after Swapna Suresh made allegations against senior IAS officer and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former principal secretary M …

Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Upholds Continued Preventive Detention Of Accused Rabins Hameed Under COFEPOSA
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Upholds Continued Preventive Detention Of Accused Rabins Hameed Under COFEPOSA

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday upheld the continued preventive detention of prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Rabins K Hameed under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. "On a keen consideration of the issues raised in the above case, we hold, without any doubt that the impugned detention order is legal and the …

Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh released from jail
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh released from jail

India TV News  

After spending 16 months behind bars, the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, was released from jail on Saturday after spending 16 months behind bars. Earlier on November 2, Kerala High Court granted bail to Suresh in the case registered by National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities Act. The Kerala gold smuggling case pertains to …

Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had snowballed into a political controversy in the State with a condition to furnish a bail bond of Rs. Gold Smuggling Through Diplomatic Channel An Act Of Terrorism: NIA Argues Before Kerala High Court …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Sandeep Nair Released from Jail, Claims ED Forced Him to Name CM
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Sandeep Nair Released from Jail, Claims ED Forced Him to Name CM

News 18  

Thiruvananthapuram: The prime accused in the gold smuggling through diplomatic channel case, Sandeep Nair, was released from prison on Saturday and claimed the Enforcement Directorate had forced him to name Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former minister K T Jaleel and former Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan in the case, prompting CPI to say it only proved their stand that there was …

Gold Smuggling Attempt: Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Second Accused Arjun Ayanki
3 years, 3 months ago

Gold Smuggling Attempt: Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Second Accused Arjun Ayanki

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the second accused in the gold smuggling attempt, Arjun Ayanki, with stringent conditions, one of them being to surrender his original passport.Justice Shircy V allowed the bail plea in a matter where an attempt was made to smuggle gold through a carrier at the Karipur airport by a group of individuals. …

Gold Smuggling Case: Swapna Suresh Moves Kerala High Court For Bail
3 years, 5 months ago

Gold Smuggling Case: Swapna Suresh Moves Kerala High Court For Bail

Live Law  

The prime accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh has approached the Kerala High Court with a bail application in the the FIR registered against her by the National Investigation Agency.Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman A. The prime accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh has approached the Kerala High Court with a bail application …

Gold smuggling case: Kerala High Court quashes crime branch FIR against ED
3 years, 8 months ago

Gold smuggling case: Kerala High Court quashes crime branch FIR against ED

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered by the state crime branch against the enforcement directorate. Primary case was that the Enforcement Directorate team, which is probing the Kerala gold-smuggling case, forced Swapna Suresh to give false statements, and implicate chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the case. The enforcement directorate had approached the Kerala High Court seeking …

Gold smuggling case: Sivasankar fabricating evidence, ED tells SC
3 years, 9 months ago

Gold smuggling case: Sivasankar fabricating evidence, ED tells SC

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has told the Supreme Court that former top civil servant and prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, M. Sivasankar, is fabricating evidence to prove that the probe officer is “exerting pressure” on accused Swapna Suresh to entangle Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the case. “After coming out on bail, the respondent accused has been influencing …

Kerala Court Denies ED's Plea For Copies Of Statements Of Gold Smuggling Accused In Customs Case
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Court Denies ED's Plea For Copies Of Statements Of Gold Smuggling Accused In Customs Case

Live Law  

Last week, an Ernakulam Economic Offences Court rejected an application by the Enforcement Directorate seeking a copy of statements by gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P Nair in the course of the customs investigation against them. Additional Judicial Magistrate Deepu C dismissed the application holding that confidential statements made in the course of one investigation could not be …

Former Kerala principal secretary M Sivasankarin gets bail in dollar smuggling case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Kerala principal secretary M Sivasankarin gets bail in dollar smuggling case

Firstpost  

Kochi: A court in Kerala on Wednesday granted bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankarin the dollar smuggling case, observing that the offence against him was “serious” in nature and “required intensive probe”. The dollar case had come to light during the probe into the gold smuggling racket in Kerala in which also Sivasankar is an accused. Prime accused in …

Kerala CM Aide M Sivasankar Gets Bail in Dollar Smuggling Case, Released from Jail after 'Intensive Probe'
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala CM Aide M Sivasankar Gets Bail in Dollar Smuggling Case, Released from Jail after 'Intensive Probe'

News 18  

A court in Kerala on Wednesday granted bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in the dollar smuggling case, observing that the offence against him was “serious” in nature and “required intensive probe”. The dollar case had come to light during the probe into the gold smuggling racket in Kerala in which also Sivasankar is an accused. Prime accused in …

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CM Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CM Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case

Live Law  

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate has granted Bail to Former Principal Secretary of Kerala Chief Minister M Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case.On January 25, the Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok. Additional Chief Judicial …

Breaking: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case
3 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon passed the order. The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to …

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached
4 years ago

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against M Sivashankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a case related to money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate has also mentioned in the charge sheet that as the investigations conducted by the Customs, ED and CBI in the gold smuggling case are at various stages providing bail to …

Gold Smuggling Case-Kerala High Court Dismisses CM Raveendran's Plea Challenging Summons By Enforcement Directorate
4 years ago

Gold Smuggling Case-Kerala High Court Dismisses CM Raveendran's Plea Challenging Summons By Enforcement Directorate

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by CM Raveendran, Additional Private Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate. Raveendran had approached the High Court challenging the summons issued by ED under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. In response to this plea, Additional Solicitor …

Money Trail In Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Filed By CM's PS CM Raveendran Against ED Summons
4 years ago

Money Trail In Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Filed By CM's PS CM Raveendran Against ED Summons

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on maintainability of the petition filed by Kerala Chief Minister's additional private secretary, CM Raveendran, seeking to restrain the Directorate of Enforcement from detaining him beyond a reasonable time in connection with the probe into the money trail in the Gold Smuggling case. During the course of hearing, the Judge had remarked …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: CM Vijayan's Additional Pvt Secy, Summoned by ED, Moves HC
4 years ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: CM Vijayan's Additional Pvt Secy, Summoned by ED, Moves HC

News 18  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's additional private secretary CM Raveendran, summoned by the ED in connection with the probe into the money trail in the gold smuggling case, has moved the high court seeking to restrain the agency from detaining him beyond a reasonable time deemed fit by the court. Submitting that the power under Section 50 of the Prevention of …

Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala Speaker Denies BJP's Charge of Providing Assistance to Accused
4 years ago

Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala Speaker Denies BJP's Charge of Providing Assistance to Accused

News 18  

Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan on Wednesday dismissed as baseless, the charge of the BJP state chief that he had provided 'assistance' to the accused in the gold smuggling case. The Speaker's office on Wednesday said details of all official and unofficial trips abroad are on the Facebook page and if needed, further details could be got from them. The …

Kerala gold smuggling case: Probe ordered as accused Swapna Suresh seeks protection while in judicial custody
4 years ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: Probe ordered as accused Swapna Suresh seeks protection while in judicial custody

India Today  

Kerala DGP has ordered a probe into gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh's application seeking protection while in judicial custody. This comes a day after Swapna, a prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, alleged that while she was in judicial remand in a jail in Thiruvananthapuram, some people had approached and warned her against disclosing names of those in …

Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh moves court seeking protection
4 years ago

Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh moves court seeking protection

India Today  

Swapna Suresh, who is one of the key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, has moved a petition in a court in Kochi seeking protection while in prison. They have threatened me that they are capable of causing harm to my family members outside the prison and even capable of doing away with my life in prison," Swapna states …

Gold smuggling case: ED asks CM Raveendran to appear for quizzing on Dec 10 for third time
4 years ago

Gold smuggling case: ED asks CM Raveendran to appear for quizzing on Dec 10 for third time

New Indian Express  

On two previous occasions, Raveendran did not turn up. Mostly, his statement is to be recorded based on statements given by accused persons and some important witnesses in the case," the ED sources said. Interestingly, the date on which Raveendran has been asked to appear at ED's Kochi office coincided with the second phase polling day of local body election …

Kerala Court Directs Customs to Take Action against Officers Who Leaked Swapna Suresh's Statement
4 years ago

Kerala Court Directs Customs to Take Action against Officers Who Leaked Swapna Suresh's Statement

News 18  

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam on Tuesday directed Customs to file a report on the progress of investigation in the gold smuggling case every three months. The court also directed the Commissioner of Customs to initiate strict disciplinary action against officers who leaked Swapna Suresh’s statement to the press. The court order said, “Chief Commissioner of Customs, Cochin …

Gold Smuggling Case: Court Grants Customs 7-Day Additional Custody of Ex-Vijayan Aide M Sivasankar
4 years ago

Gold Smuggling Case: Court Grants Customs 7-Day Additional Custody of Ex-Vijayan Aide M Sivasankar

News 18  

A local court on Tuesday allowed a Customs plea, seeking seven-day extension of the custody of M Sivasankar, arrested by the central agency in connection with the gold smuggling case. In its plea, the Customs Commissionerate on Monday claimed that key accused Swapna Suresh, during her custodial interrogation, has made revelations implicating Sivasankar in the currency smuggling case with strong …

Gold smuggling case: Court grants Customs 7 days additional custody of M Sivasankar
4 years ago

Gold smuggling case: Court grants Customs 7 days additional custody of M Sivasankar

India Today  

A local court in Kochi, Kerala, granted Customs seven days additional custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar on Tuesday. The IAS officer was arrested by the central agency in connection with the gold smuggling case. In its plea, the Customs Commissionerate on Monday claimed that key accused Swapna Suresh, during her custodial interrogation, has made revelations implicating Sivasankar in …

Customs Seeks Seven-day Extension of Sivasankar's Custody in Gold Smuggling Case
4 years ago

Customs Seeks Seven-day Extension of Sivasankar's Custody in Gold Smuggling Case

News 18  

The Customs on Monday sought extension of custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar arrested by it in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. The Customs Commissionerate claimed that key accused Swapna Suresh, during her custodial interrogation, has made revelations implicating Sivasankar in the currency smuggling case with strong links in the gold smuggling case. Earlier, the Customs Commissionerate, …

Kerala Court Grants Customs Five-day Custody of Sivasankar in Gold Smuggling Case
4 years ago

Kerala Court Grants Customs Five-day Custody of Sivasankar in Gold Smuggling Case

News 18  

A court here on Wednesday granted the Customs five days custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, arrested by it in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. In the remand report filed in the court on Tuesday, the Customs had claimed that the key accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, has revealed that Sivasankar was in the …

More Trouble for Suspended Kerala IAS Officer, Customs to Arrest Him in Gold Smuggling Case
4 years, 1 month ago

More Trouble for Suspended Kerala IAS Officer, Customs to Arrest Him in Gold Smuggling Case

News 18  

A special court for PMLA cases here on Monday granted permission to the Customs to arrest suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, who is currently in judicial custody, in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. The court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act allowed the prayer by the Customs, which claimed it has got direct incriminating material against Sivasankar over …

Gold Smuggling Case: M Sivasankar IAS Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail
4 years, 1 month ago

Gold Smuggling Case: M Sivasankar IAS Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail

Live Law  

M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail in the gold smuggling case.The IAS official was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 28 for offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for allegedly assisting Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the …

Kochi Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case Related To Gold Smuggling
4 years, 1 month ago

Kochi Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case Related To Gold Smuggling

Live Law  

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was on Tuesday denied bail by a court in Kochi in an Enforcement Directorate case related to money laundering charges in the Kerala gold smuggling racket. The special court dealing with Prevention of Money Laundering Act case here rejected the plea moved by the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister. The officer, arrested by …

Ex-IAS Officer Sivasankar Denied Bail over Money Laundering Charges in Kerala Gold Smuggling Case
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-IAS Officer Sivasankar Denied Bail over Money Laundering Charges in Kerala Gold Smuggling Case

News 18  

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was on Tuesday denied bail by a court here in an Enforcement Directorate case related to money laundering charges in the Kerala gold smuggling racket. The special court dealing with Prevention of Money Laundering Act case here rejected the plea moved by the former principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The officer, arrested by …

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