The prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh has been admitted to a medical college hospital here after she complained of uneasiness and chest pain
The Kerala gold smuggling case's prime accused Swapna Suresh was on late Monday was taken to the state-run Medical College Hospital after she complained of a chest pain
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala has said an investigation has to be conducted abroad to unearth all conspirators in the crime
A special court dismissed the bail plea of Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling scandal, in a case registered by the ED in connection with the money trail of the illegal trade
Three key accused in the high-profile Kerala gold smuggling case -- Sarith PS, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair -- were sent to judicial custody till August 26 by a Kochi court on Monday.
A Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac will take up the proposal - aimed at checking tax evasion and smuggling - on Friday
In the first incident, the sleuths, acting on a tip, examined a passenger on his arrival from Dubai today and recovered Rs 15.60 lakh gold concealed in his inner garment.
Opposing the bail plea of Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh, the NIA alleged in a special court that she along with four co-accused had illegally brought in gold worth over Rs 100 crore
Intensifying the protest against the ruling CPI(M) government in Kerala, several leaders of the Congress-led UDF are observing a one-day 'Satyagraha' over the gold smuggling case
The lone BJP legislator in Kerala, O Rajagopal on Saturday began a one-day fast at the party's state committee office demanding the chief minister's resignation over the recent gold smuggling case.
Smuggled gold weighing 3.11 kg and valued at Rs 1.66 crore was seized at the international airport here from 11 passengers, Customs officials said on Friday.
Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar is being questioned by the NIA officials here for the second time in connection with the ongoing probe into the gold smuggling case, sources said
They said the agency has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent of a police FIR, after studying the NIA FIR filed earlier.
Sarith was arrested last week in connection with the seizure of gold worth nearly Rs 15 crore from a "diplomatic baggage" at Thiruvananthapuram international airport recently
Intense focus on case involving gold being carried illegally in diplomatic baggage may turn the top off on crime
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Kerala DGP had constituted a special investigation team headed by Kochi City Deputy Commissioner of Police G Poonguzhali
Two key accused in the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, were taken into custody by the NIA from Bengaluru on Saturday, official sources said here. Highly placed sources in the multiple investigation agencies involved in the case confirmed to PTI here about the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking the duo into custody. Swapna, a former employee of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, is among the four accused booked by the NIA in the smuggling of 30 kg of gold through diplomatic baggage which arrived at the Thiruvanathapuram International airport on July 5. The gold valued at around Rs 15 crore was seized by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Kochi. Swapna, Sarith and Sandeep Nair of Thiruvananthapuram and Fazil Fareed of Ernakulam have been listed in the smuggling case as accused. Both Swapna and Sandeep had been on the run since their names cropped up in connection with the case a few days ago. Sarith has .
The consignment was found camouflaged in diplomatic baggage from the UAE that is exempted from inspection as per the Vienna Convention
Kerala Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran on Thursday welcomed the Central government's decision for National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe in the Thiruvananthapuram gold smuggling case