Thiruvananthapuram: The standoff between the Centre and Kerala government has additional intensified over the gold smuggling case. In the newest developments the latter has filed a contemporary case against the enforcement directorate (ED). This would be the third case against the central company filed by the Kerala government.
The newest case filed by the state government in the a lot wanted gold smuggling case, is predicated on the assertion by one of many accused, Sandeep Nair, who remains to be in ED’s custody underneath COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act).
In his assertion to the central company, Sandeep alleged that he was underneath strain to implicate Kerala’s CM Pinarayi Vijayan and state government in the case.
Additionally, the ED on monday (March 29) approached the excessive court docket with a plea stating that these steps are being taken as an effort to intimidate the company. The plea additionally added that it was a manner by these in query to weaken the investigation. ED additional requested the court docket to quash the FIR against its officers.
Meanwhile, the notorious gold smuggling case got here to gentle July 2020, after 30 kgs of gold was seized from a UAE consulate who was travelling with the consignment camouflaged as a diplomatic bag.
