Thiruvananthapuram: Sensational Revealed by gold smuggling case Guilty Swapna Suresh sparked a political controversy in Kerala As the opposition parties on Saturday alleged that the Chief Minister’s Office was aware of the alleged smuggling yellow metal Even vital intelligence inputs were misused for “anti-national activities” through diplomatic channels.
A day after Suresh, one of the main accused, who was recently released on bail, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, gave several interviews to television channels. VD Satisan The office of Chief Minister Pinarayi was accused of interfering in the release of illegal goods and helping the accused to leave the state.
They demanded a probe into the crucial disclosure by Suresh that an audio clip by her was circulated while she was in jail, claiming that she was under pressure to name the chief minister in a smuggling case. , was a pre-written one.
Suresh had told the media on Friday that it was recorded in a mobile phone handed over to her through a woman police constable when she was in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate and alleged that the former principal secretary to the CM and one of the accused in the case. Accused M Shivshankar. was behind the incident.
“It is now clear that the voice clip circulated in his name, which said that the CM has no role in the case, was a scripted one. It was a script of top officials misusing the police force in the state,” Satisan said. informed.” told reporters in Kochi.
The conspiracy behind the incident should be probed, the senior Congress leader urged, adding that the perpetrators who actually planned and executed it should be exposed. Alleging that intelligence reports were also misused by the CMO during the previous Vijayan government’s tenure, he said that all the truths hidden by the accused are now coming out one by one.
“It is now clear that intelligence reports were also misused by the Chief Minister’s Office. They misused vital information for anti-national activities and economic corruption,” Satisan said.
The Leader of Opposition also said that he would like to know what the Chief Minister has to say on the new developments. Meanwhile, BJP state president K Surendran said Suresh’s revelations made it clear that all the allegations leveled by his party against the CMO in the smuggling case are true. He reiterated his allegation that Shivshankar had called a top customs officer for clearance of illegal goods.
“He asked the customs officer to release the goods as it was a matter of interest to the CM. We had said even then that it was Shivshankar who helped Suresh to escape to Benagaluru and was alleged by him to justify the government. The voice clip was a fabricated one,” the BJP leader said.
He said that now the accused himself has told everything in front of the TV channels. Key accused in the sensational Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, on Friday criticized IAS officer Sivashankar for allegedly mentioning her name in her new book and claimed that she was “already a victim”. A day after Shivshankar announced an autobiographical book narrating his version on the controversial episode, Suresh came out against the senior IAS officer, accusing him of “manipulating, exploiting and destroying” his life.
Suresh, who was released from jail a few months back after securing bail following his arrest by central agencies in a case of smuggling gold through diplomatic channels in July 2020, slammed Shivshankar for claiming that he Cheated by gifting him a mobile phone received. as a bribe.
Shivshankar has remained away from the media glare even after being re-inducted into service on January 4 after a one-year suspension.
According to excerpts from his book released by television channels, the senior bureaucrat, who was arrested in the case in 2020, has rubbished all the charges leveled against him by central agencies.
In the book, Shivshankar claimed that he had not illegally interfered in the gold smuggling incident and had never done any undue favor to Suresh.
The officer claimed in the book that he was shocked to learn that Suresh, who was his close friend for three years, was a participant in the smuggling.
Sivashankar, who was also the former principal secretary and former IT secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, was suspended from service after his relationship with Suresh surfaced.
Gold smuggling case pertains to seizure of 30 kg gold from a diplomatic baggage in air cargo of Trivandrum International Airport by Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi on July 5, 2020. The consignment was found hidden in diplomatic baggage from the UAE which is exempted from inspection as per the Vienna Convention.
A day after Suresh, one of the main accused, who was recently released on bail, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, gave several interviews to television channels. VD Satisan The office of Chief Minister Pinarayi was accused of interfering in the release of illegal goods and helping the accused to leave the state.
They demanded a probe into the crucial disclosure by Suresh that an audio clip by her was circulated while she was in jail, claiming that she was under pressure to name the chief minister in a smuggling case. , was a pre-written one.
Suresh had told the media on Friday that it was recorded in a mobile phone handed over to her through a woman police constable when she was in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate and alleged that the former principal secretary to the CM and one of the accused in the case. Accused M Shivshankar. was behind the incident.
“It is now clear that the voice clip circulated in his name, which said that the CM has no role in the case, was a scripted one. It was a script of top officials misusing the police force in the state,” Satisan said. informed.” told reporters in Kochi.
The conspiracy behind the incident should be probed, the senior Congress leader urged, adding that the perpetrators who actually planned and executed it should be exposed. Alleging that intelligence reports were also misused by the CMO during the previous Vijayan government’s tenure, he said that all the truths hidden by the accused are now coming out one by one.
“It is now clear that intelligence reports were also misused by the Chief Minister’s Office. They misused vital information for anti-national activities and economic corruption,” Satisan said.
The Leader of Opposition also said that he would like to know what the Chief Minister has to say on the new developments. Meanwhile, BJP state president K Surendran said Suresh’s revelations made it clear that all the allegations leveled by his party against the CMO in the smuggling case are true. He reiterated his allegation that Shivshankar had called a top customs officer for clearance of illegal goods.
“He asked the customs officer to release the goods as it was a matter of interest to the CM. We had said even then that it was Shivshankar who helped Suresh to escape to Benagaluru and was alleged by him to justify the government. The voice clip was a fabricated one,” the BJP leader said.
He said that now the accused himself has told everything in front of the TV channels. Key accused in the sensational Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, on Friday criticized IAS officer Sivashankar for allegedly mentioning her name in her new book and claimed that she was “already a victim”. A day after Shivshankar announced an autobiographical book narrating his version on the controversial episode, Suresh came out against the senior IAS officer, accusing him of “manipulating, exploiting and destroying” his life.
Suresh, who was released from jail a few months back after securing bail following his arrest by central agencies in a case of smuggling gold through diplomatic channels in July 2020, slammed Shivshankar for claiming that he Cheated by gifting him a mobile phone received. as a bribe.
Shivshankar has remained away from the media glare even after being re-inducted into service on January 4 after a one-year suspension.
According to excerpts from his book released by television channels, the senior bureaucrat, who was arrested in the case in 2020, has rubbished all the charges leveled against him by central agencies.
In the book, Shivshankar claimed that he had not illegally interfered in the gold smuggling incident and had never done any undue favor to Suresh.
The officer claimed in the book that he was shocked to learn that Suresh, who was his close friend for three years, was a participant in the smuggling.
Sivashankar, who was also the former principal secretary and former IT secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, was suspended from service after his relationship with Suresh surfaced.
Gold smuggling case pertains to seizure of 30 kg gold from a diplomatic baggage in air cargo of Trivandrum International Airport by Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi on July 5, 2020. The consignment was found hidden in diplomatic baggage from the UAE which is exempted from inspection as per the Vienna Convention.
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