Reports indicate that it is after the entry of the country’s national security advisor Ajit Doval, the dimension of Kerala gold smuggling case changed. Pointing out to the fact that the liquid currency thus smuggled from the gulf is helping the growth of a parallel economy in the country and the same is being used for antinational operations the case is now being viewed seriously by the ministry.
On July 5, the customs department seized 30 kg gold worth Rs 15 crore at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The gold was being smuggled in diplomatic baggage. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that the gold smuggled in the Kerala scam was meant to fund terror activities. The agency has said this a day after the two accused in the case – Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair have been sent to a 14-day judicial remand.
Swapna Suresh has been named the second accused in the case and Sandeep has been named as the fourth accused in the FIR by the investigating agency. The duo has been charged under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (UAPA) along with first accused Sarith PS and third accused Fazil Fareed.
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