Kochi, Nov 11 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate has raised suspicion over all contracts
under Life Mission and out of 36 projects, tenders of 26 were given to two companies
Before issuing tender for these projects, former IAS officer M Sivasankar had handed
over the confidential details to Swapna Suresh, prime accused in gold smuggling case.
ED informed the Principal Sessions Court here that Swapna received crores of rupees
by using these details, sources said on Wednesday.
According to ED "contracts of the Life Mission project are suspicious. During interrogation
at jail, Swapna confessed that Sivasankar was also benefited with the bribery. Sivasankar
allowed Swapna to intervene in many projects including Life Mission and K-FON. There
is a big conspiracy behind the contracts".
ED has asserted that irregularities related to the Life Mission project were not centred
at the housing project alone.
It has also raised serious allegations against Sivasankar while opposing his bail plea
in the court.
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