BENGALURU: Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of former Kerala CPM secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was sent back to Bengaluru’s Central Prison on Friday after Narcotics Control Bureau sleuths interrogated him and recorded his statement in connection with a drug case in which two of his aides were arrested.
Another associate, who allegedly confessed to Bineesh’s drug habits and money links with the dealers, was arrested on Thursday.
While NCB hasn’t yet given a clean chit to Bineesh in the narcotics case, they have not booked him in the drug case. He was escorted back to Central Prison complex by 5.30pm; he will remain there till November 25 in connection with a money-laundering case. His bail petition in the Enforcement Directorate case will be heard on November 24.
The NCB team questioned Bineesh about his alleged links with aides Mohammed Anoop and Rijesh Ravindran, who were nabbed on August 24 with drugs and cash from their houses in Bengaluru, and as well as his huge money transactions with Anoop.
On Thursday night, sleuths arrested Suhas K Gowda alias GK and booked him under NDPS Act for alleged links with Anoop in the drugdealing business. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate had stated in court that Suhas claimed both Bineesh and Anoop were cocaine users and the Kerala politician’s son had extensively financed Anoop’s drug trade in Bengaluru.
Abdul Latheef, a luxury car dealer and restaurant owner in Thiruvanathapuram, appeared before ED sleuths in Bengaluru on Friday and was questioned about his transactions in the money-laundering case registered against Bineesh.