Kochi, Oct 9 (UNI) M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan,
appeared before the Customs officials for the second time here on Friday for interrogation in connection with the gold smuggling case.
The Customs officials will seek details from him on the distribution of palm dates through the UAE
consulate besides the gold smuggling case, Sources said.
With the second interrogation, Customs officials aims to clarify the statements and information collected from the accused in the case.
The Customs is investigating six foreign trips made by Sivasankar and Swapna Suresh, key accused in the case. Swapna was also given VIP treatment along with Sivasankar during these trips.
The Customs officials were collecting the details of their travel, baggage and other related matters. In June, 2020, Sivasankar had contacted an Airline company to help Swapna get five tickets to Dubai on a Vande Bharat flight.
Swapna said that the tickets were for foreign Nationals stuck in India due to Covid pandemic. It is suspected that foreign currencies were smuggled through the baggage of these passengers too.
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