National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a
charge-sheet against 20 people before a special court in Kochi for their
alleged involvement in smuggling 30 kg of gold worth 14.82 crore rupees
in diplomatic baggage into Kerala. All the accused, including Sarith PS
and main accused Swapna Prabha Suresh, both residents of
Thiruvananthapuram, have been booked under the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Suresh and Sarith were former employees of the UAE consulate and they
allegedly used their past connection to smuggle gold using the
diplomatic channel. The case was registered by the NIA on July 10, 2020
against Sarith, Swapna, Faisal Fareed, Sandeep Nair and others under
sections of the UA (P) Act after the seizure of around 30 kg of gold at
Trivandrum International Airport by Customs (Preventive)
Commissionerate, Kochi.
Accused Suresh and Sandeep were arrested by the NIA from Bengaluru on
July 11, 2020. So far, 21 accused have been arrested by the NIA in the
case, while eight are absconding. The NIA investigation revealed that
the accused had knowingly conspired since June 2019, raised funds and
smuggled around 167 kg of gold into the country from UAE between
November 2019 and June 2020.
Besides the NIA, the ED the Customs and the Income Tax Department probed the accused involved in the case.
{ With input from news agency language)
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