Carrying gold back from the gulf a ‘typical problem’ of Kerala: Supreme Court
1 week ago

Carrying gold back from the gulf a ‘typical problem’ of Kerala: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday termed the bringing of gold from gulf countries to Kerala a “typical problem”, probably unique, to the State. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyyan was hearing a petition filed by the Union government against a Kerala High Court decision of April 2024 which upset a detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 passed on a man caught travelling back to Kerala with a few lakhs worth of Dirhams. The court’s oral observations were triggered after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the government, said there was a previous case of gold smuggling against the man, Siraj. “This is a typical problem relating to Kerala… There are numerous cases of bringing gold… People go, earn in Dirhams, buy gold and come back,” Justice Kant remarked orally.

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Kerala: Neighbours out for wedding, man goes on gold, cash heist at their house
3 weeks ago

Kerala: Neighbours out for wedding, man goes on gold, cash heist at their house

Hindustan Times  

Kerala police on Monday solved a week old case of theft of ₹1 crore and 300 sovereigns of gold from the house of a prominent trader in Kannur district. The Police took the accused into custody on Saturday by an investigation team constituted to probe the case, police said. Crucial evidence included a chisel found inside the house and fingerprints, …

CM should explain gold smuggling: Kerala Governor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CM should explain gold smuggling: Kerala Governor

The Hindu  

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said here on Tuesday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should respond to the allegations raised in connection with the gold smuggling centred around Calicut International Airport at Karipur. “He should come forward and tell us what action has been taken by the government against the gold smugglers who have indulged in anti-national activities,” said Mr. Khan. …

What action taken by state govt, CM against gold smugglers, asks Kerala Governor Arif Khan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What action taken by state govt, CM against gold smugglers, asks Kerala Governor Arif Khan

New Indian Express  

PALAKKAD: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday asked what action has been taken by the ruling Left government or Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who holds the "reins of power", against the groups smuggling gold into the state and using money from it for "anti-national activities". "He should come forward and tell us what action has been taken by the …

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport

Live Mint  

Customs officials at Cochin Airport in Kerala seized 466.5 grams of gold from a passenger arriving from Doha via Dubai on Monday. In the search, eight gold chains weighing 466.5 grams were concealed inside the sole of the shoes of the suspected, according to officials. Earlier on August 9, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1,390.85 gm of gold from …

Kerala: Air Hostess Arrested for Smuggling Gold in Rectum
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: Air Hostess Arrested for Smuggling Gold in Rectum

Deccan Chronicle  

Kannur: Despite a strict vigil by authorities, many incidents of smuggling are reported across the country. Recently in Kerala, an air hostess was caught smuggling gold. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials revealed that the accused had hidden 1 kg of gold in her private organs. On May 28, the DRI officials acting on a tip off, checked the air hostess …

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 …

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED
2 years ago

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate has seized 5kg gold worth ₹2.51 crore and over ₹3 lakh cash from a ‘secret chamber’ from premises linked to a Malappuram-based jewellery house promoter, who is an alleged beneficiary of the Kerala gold smuggling case, the agency said on Wednesday. ED said in a statement that the gold and cash was hidden in a secret …

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 …

Gold smuggling: The law is a bit brittle
2 years, 4 months ago

Gold smuggling: The law is a bit brittle

The Hindu  

A toothless Customs law has apparently emboldened many young people to get into smuggling. “The move to invoke the Unlawful Activities Act against those involved in smuggling cases hasn’t come to fruition, though smugglers remain a threat to our economic security. We have no option but to temporarily invoke the easily bailable sections of the Customs Act against the suspects,” …

BREAKING | Kerala High Court Dismisses Saritha Nair's Plea Seeking Copies Of Swapna Suresh's 164 Statement
2 years, 4 months ago

BREAKING | Kerala High Court Dismisses Saritha Nair's Plea Seeking Copies Of Swapna Suresh's 164 Statement

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea moved by Saritha S. Nair, the prime accused in the infamous solar panel scam seeking a direction to provide her with copies of the Section 164 statement given by Swapna Suresh, an accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case.Justice Kauser Edappagath dismissed the petition finding that the apprehensions projected by Nair …

Gold smuggling in one decade: Kerala ranks third in country
2 years, 4 months ago

Gold smuggling in one decade: Kerala ranks third in country

The Hindu  

Though Kerala has the dubious distinction of being a ‘smugglers’ paradise’ with four international airports in a small geographical area and a large overseas diaspora, the data available with the Centre reveals that the State ranks only third with regard to gold smuggling cases registered in the country in the last 10 years. As per the data available with the …

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 Returns to Haunt Ruling LDF; CM Rejects Prime Accused's Allegations
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: Gold Smuggling Case Returns to Haunt Ruling LDF; CM Rejects Prime Accused's Allegations

News 18  

The sensational gold smuggling case that had rocked Kerala before the Assembly polls last year has returned to haunt the ruling LDF with prime accused in the case, Swapna Suresh, on Tuesday levelling certain allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his family members and some top bureaucrats. While the Chief Minister dismissed as “baseless,” Suresh’s allegations of some sort of …

Kerala smuggling case returns to haunt govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Kerala smuggling case returns to haunt govt

Hindustan Times  

Indian Administrative Service officer M Sivasankar will face disciplinary action, a Kerala government official said on Sunday, after the main accused in gold smuggling case said he was aware of her activities at a time when Sivasankar was principal secretary to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. IAS officer M Sivasankar Swapna Suresh, the main accused in the smuggling case, had on …

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 …

Gold Smuggling Not "Terrorist Activity" Under UAPA Though It Threatens Economic Security Of Nation : Kerala High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold Smuggling Not "Terrorist Activity" Under UAPA Though It Threatens Economic Security Of Nation : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that, while gold smuggling could threaten the economic security of a country, the same is not covered by the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act. A Division Bench of Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice C Jayachandran made the observation while granting bail to prime accused Swapna Suresh and seven others in the …

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 Through Diplomatic Channel An Act Of Terrorism: NIA Argues Before Kerala High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Gold Smuggling Through Diplomatic Channel An Act Of Terrorism: NIA Argues Before Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency submitted to the Kerala High Court on Friday that Swapna Suresh and others committed an act of terrorism by smuggling 167 kg of gold into India from UAE since they were aware that by doing so, they could potentially threaten the security and economic stability of the country.A Division Bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and …

Gold Smuggling Case: State Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Single Judge Order Quashing FIR Against ED
3 years, 5 months ago

Gold Smuggling Case: State Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Single Judge Order Quashing FIR Against ED

Live Law  

The Kerala government on Wednesday approached the High Court against its Single Bench order quashing the FIRs filed by the State Police against Enforcement Directorate officials. The FIRs were lodged for allegedly forcing the prime accused in the gold smuggling case to implicate Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the matter. The Single Bench quashed the FIRs on the ground that …

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 …

"Attempt To Prevent Investigation": ED Moves High Court Challenging Judicial Inquiry Ordered By Kerala Govt In Gold Smuggling Case
3 years, 5 months ago

"Attempt To Prevent Investigation": ED Moves High Court Challenging Judicial Inquiry Ordered By Kerala Govt In Gold Smuggling Case

Live Law  

The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Kerala High Court against appointment of a Judicial commission by the State Government to inquire into conduct of various Central Agencies in Kerala from July 2020. The Kerala Government had constituted a Judicial Commission chaired by Former Kerala High Court Judge VK Mohanan to examine the alleged attempt on the part of the Customs …

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 …

Dollar Smuggling Case-Swapna Suresh Made Shocking Revelations About Chief Minister, Some Ministers And Speaker: Customs Tells Kerala High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Dollar Smuggling Case-Swapna Suresh Made Shocking Revelations About Chief Minister, Some Ministers And Speaker: Customs Tells Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Customs Deparment has told the Kerala High Court that the prime accused in gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, has made "shocking revelations" against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Speaker and three Ministers regarding smuggling of US Dollars in her statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC. "It is submitted that in the 108 Statement and 164 Statement the 1st respondent has …

Kerala CM Involved in Smuggling of Foreign Currency, Gold Racket Accused Revealed: Customs Chief to HC
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala CM Involved in Smuggling of Foreign Currency, Gold Racket Accused Revealed: Customs Chief to HC

News 18  

Customs commissioner Sumit Kumar, who is investigating the Kerala gold smuggling case, has made the startling claim in a court filing that prime accused Swapna Suresh has given a statement about smuggling of foreign currency at the instance of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Kumar told the High Court in his statement that Suresh, arrested in the case that has embroiled …

Gold Smuggling With A Mere Illegal Profit Motive Not A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Kerala High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Gold Smuggling With A Mere Illegal Profit Motive Not A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that mere act of gold smuggling, which is covered under the Customs Act, will not amount to a "terrorist act" under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act unless the same is done with the intention to threaten the economic security of the nation.Gold smuggling with a mere illegal profit motive will fall within the aforementioned …

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached
3 years, 11 months 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 …

Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala Court Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Most Effective Protection To Swapna Suresh
4 years ago

Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala Court Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Most Effective Protection To Swapna Suresh

Live Law  

A Kerala Court has directed the jail authorities to give most effective protection to Swapna Suresh, an accused in Gold smuggling case.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, issued these directions in an application filed by Swapna, who claimed that during the time of judicial custody, some persons attached to Jail, claiming to be Prison and Police. A Kerala Court has …

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 …

Kerala Gold Smuggling: NIA Conducts Searches at Residences of Five Accused in Case
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling: NIA Conducts Searches at Residences of Five Accused in Case

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Friday carried out searches in five places in Kerala in connection with the gold smuggling case relating to the seizure of 30 kg gold in July this year, its spokesperson said here. The searches were conducted at the residences of five accused — Mohamed Aslam, Abdul Latheef, Nazarudheen Sha, Ramzan P and Muhammed Mansoor. These …

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 …

Kerala gold smuggling case: 4 of 5 new accused living in UAE, NIA seeks Interpol's help
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: 4 of 5 new accused living in UAE, NIA seeks Interpol's help

India Today  

NIA on Monday charged five more people in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. With the inclusion of five more people, the total number of accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case now stands at 35. As a result of central government's intervention into the matter, the Kerala gold smuggling case was transferred to the NIA. Also accused in …

Decoding Kerala gold smuggling case and its impact on Vijayan government
4 years, 1 month ago

Decoding Kerala gold smuggling case and its impact on Vijayan government

India Today  

The Kerala gold smuggling case is related to a seizure of 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic cargo at the Thiruvananthapuram airport in July this year. Vijayan had introduced Swapna to Sivasankar.” Chief Minister Vijayan has dismissed the charge saying, “The Opposition is trying to foist the doings of officials on the government.” The ruling CPI-M has said Sivasankar …

Gold Smuggling Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On M Siva Sankar's Anticipatory Bail Applications
4 years, 2 months ago

Gold Smuggling Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On M Siva Sankar's Anticipatory Bail Applications

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala on Friday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, in the cases registered by the Customs and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the smuggling of gold through diplomatic channel.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon reserved the orders for October …

Gold Smuggling : M Sivasankar IAS, For Secretary To CMO, Moves Kerala HC For Pre-Arrest Bail In Customs Case
4 years, 2 months ago

Gold Smuggling : M Sivasankar IAS, For Secretary To CMO, Moves Kerala HC For Pre-Arrest Bail In Customs Case

Live Law  

M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the office of Chief Minister of Kerala, on Monday filed a petition seeking anticipatory bail in the case registered by the Customs in relation to the gold smuggling case.He is at present admitted for treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the office of Chief Minister of …

Mere Gold Smuggling Not A 'Terrorist Act' Unless Done With Intent To Threaten Economic Security Of India: NIA Court [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Mere Gold Smuggling Not A 'Terrorist Act' Unless Done With Intent To Threaten Economic Security Of India: NIA Court [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court at Kochi on Thursday granted bail to ten persons who were under the custody of the National Investigation Agency in connection with the sensational gold smuggling case of Kerala.The Court observed that the mere act of smuggling of gold from abroad will not amount to "terrorist act" as per Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Accused Linked to Dawood Gang: NIA
4 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Accused Linked to Dawood Gang: NIA

The Quint  

The gold smuggling case first surfaced when PS Sarith, a former employee of the UAE Consulate in Kochi, was arrested by the Customs Department on 5 July when he was allegedly facilitating the smuggling of 30 kg gold in a diplomatic baggage from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram. The case became murkier when Swapna Suresh, a former employee of the UAE Consulate …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Accused Swapna Suresh Taken to Hospital After Complains of Chest Pain, Uneasiness
4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Accused Swapna Suresh Taken to Hospital After Complains of Chest Pain, Uneasiness

News 18  

The Kerala gold smuggling case’s prime accused Swapna Suresh was on late Monday was taken to the state-run Medical College Hospital after she complained of a chest pain. The National Investigation Agency, which had taken over the case, had arrested Swapna and her associate Sandip Nair from Bengaluru on July 11, after they were on the run since July 5 …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Special Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Swapna Suresh to Prevent Evidence Tampering
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Special Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Swapna Suresh to Prevent Evidence Tampering

News 18  

A special court here on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling scandal, in a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the money trail of the illegal trade. The special PMLA court dismissed her bail plea on the ground that the accused, in a statement given to the …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: NIA Court Denies Bail to Swapna Suresh, Says Charges Require Deeper Probe
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: NIA Court Denies Bail to Swapna Suresh, Says Charges Require Deeper Probe

News 18  

A special court of the National Investigation Agency on Monday denied bail to Swapna Suresh, an accused in the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala stating that there is sufficient ground to believe the accusations against the petitioner is prima facie true. In its order, the court that while there is nothing on record at present to show that the …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Swapna Suresh Had 'Good Influence' in CM Vijayan's Office, NIA tells Court
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Swapna Suresh Had 'Good Influence' in CM Vijayan's Office, NIA tells Court

News 18  

Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, has claimed before the National Investigation Agency that she had "good influence" in the top office of the state's administration, a court here was told on Thursday. In its submission before the NIA special court here, the investigation agency while opposing her bail plea also said Suresh had received …

Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA arrests two more persons
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA arrests two more persons

Deccan Chronicle  

More persons are being arrested by the National Investigation agency in the high-profile gold smuggling case which has turned into a big political controversy in Kerala. Ramees K T, another accused who was held earlier revealed that he was aided by Sharafudeen and Shafeeq in collecting the smuggled gold from Sandeep Nair, one of the key accused at Thiruvananthapuram and …

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