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Court denies bail to Sivasankar in gold smuggling case

Kochi, Nov 17 (UNI) A court here on Tuesday denied bail to the suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling scam.
Justice Kausser Edappagath of Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court refused to grant relief to Sivasankar while upholding the arguments of ED which is probing the money tail of the smuggling racket.
Sivasankar, arrested by ED on October 28, was in the custody of the central agency for the past 19 days. He has been remanded till November 26.
The investigating agency argued that Sivasankar might try to sabotage the case and could go into hiding if
granted bail. He was one of the most important IAS officers in Kerala.
Sivasankar handled very important responsibilities at the chief minister's office. If he is granted bail, he will try to influence the witnesses, ED said in the court.
The probe agency also said unlike a murder which can happen due to sudden provocation, gold smuggling is a crime that is very well planned. An officer who is supposed to protect the trust of the people should not have acted in such a manner.
The relationship between Sivasankar and Swapna Suresh can be proven using their WhatsApp chats. Details about financial transactions were mentioned in the chats.
Sivasankar knew about Swapna's financial situation. In this context, Sivasankar's argument that he did not know about the gold smuggling is not believable, ED stated.
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Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Sajjanar presents KPI rewards to staff for year 2019

17 Nov 2020 | 8:50 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (UNI) As per the instructions of Telangana Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy, The Commissioner of Police, V C Sajjanar,, Cyberabad gave Key Performance Indicators (KPI) rewards to the staff who performed best in their respective functional verticals for the year 2019.

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PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Chief Minister and JDU national president Nitish Kumar meeting with party leaders and supporters at party office, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-50U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Chief Minister and JDU national president Nitish Kumar meeting with party leaders and supporters at party office, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-49U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Chief Minister and JDU national president Nitish Kumar meeting with party leaders and supporters at party office, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-48U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Crowd of JDU workers outside the party office, in Patna for meeting with party's national president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-47U

MALAPPURAM, NOV 17 (UNI) Election department officials being given instruction to the candidates, who were in queue to file the nominations for the District Panchayat , before the Additional District Magistrate N M Mehrali, at the Collectorate office , in Mallapuram on Tuesday . UNI PHOTO-46U

MALAPPURAM, NOV 17 (UNI) Election department officials being given instruction to the candidates, who were in queue to file the nominations for the District Panchayat , before the Additional District Magistrate N M Mehrali, at the Collectorate office , in Mallapuram on Tuesday . UNI PHOTO-45U

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (UNI):-Telangana Governor, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and Home Minister Mahammed Mahmood Ali gave a warm send off to Vice President at Begumpet airport ion Hyderabad on Tuesday.UNI PHOTO-RAO11U

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KANNUR, NOV 17 (UNI) BJP candidates paying floral tributes on 'Balidan Smrithi' at BJP district office, before filing the nominations for the local body elections, in Kannur on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-41U

KANNUR, NOV 17 (UNI) BJP candidates paying floral tributes on 'Balidan Smrithi' at BJP district office, before filing the nominations for the local body elections, in Kannur on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-40U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Cabinet Minister and Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahni addressing a press conference at Hotel Maurya, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-39U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Cabinet Minister and Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahni addressing a press conference at Hotel Maurya, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-38U

PATNA, NOV 17 (UNI):- Bihar Cabinet Minister and Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahni being garlanded by his party supporters during a felicitation ceremony at Hotel Maurya, in Patna on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-37U

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