Sivasankar acquired, possessed and concealed proceeds of crime in LIFE Mission bribery case, alleges ED

Sivasankar acquired, possessed and concealed proceeds of crime in LIFE Mission bribery case, alleges ED

M. Sivasankar, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the LIFE Mission bribery case, being taken back from Ernakulam General Hospital after medical examination on February 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: R. K. NITHIN M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, is guilty of the offence of money laundering by concealing the […]

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LIFE Mission case: ED arrests M. Sivasankar, to produce him before PMLA court today

LIFE Mission case: ED arrests M. Sivasankar, to produce him before PMLA court today

M. Sivasankar. File photo M. Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Life Mission bribe case late on Tuesday night, will be produced before the Ernakulam District and Sessions Court in a short while. The arrest of Sivasankar, who was interrogated for over 10 […]

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Kerala made attempts to derail probe in gold smuggling case, ED tells SC

Kerala made attempts to derail probe in gold smuggling case, ED tells SC

The Central agency files affidavit urging its case to transfer the trial from Kerala to Karnataka The Central agency files affidavit urging its case to transfer the trial from Kerala to Karnataka Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting an investigation by a Central agency into the gold smuggling case […]

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Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

SC asked Kerala to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled case for disposal on October 20. SC asked Kerala to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled case for disposal on October 20. The Supreme Court on October 10, 2022 sought a response from Kerala on […]

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Transfer gold smuggling case to court outside Kerala, ED urges SC

Transfer gold smuggling case to court outside Kerala, ED urges SC

As the agency is probing role of several high-profile persons, it fears witnesses may be influenced if the case is tried in Kerala  As the agency is probing role of several high-profile persons, it fears witnesses may be influenced if the case is tried in Kerala  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court […]

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Truth will come out: S. Jaishankar on the Kerala gold smuggling case

Truth will come out: S. Jaishankar on the Kerala gold smuggling case

Union External affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was commenting on the gold smuggling case with the UAE Consulate Union External affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was commenting on the gold smuggling case with the UAE Consulate The truth will come out, Union External affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said, commenting on the gold smuggling case and the […]

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HRDS | Wading into a controversy 

HRDS | Wading into a controversy 

An ongoing controversy over Kerala’s diplomatic channel gold smuggling case shifted its focus suddenly to a high-profile non-governmental organisation named Highrange Rural Development Society (HRDS) India when it hired and fired Swapna Suresh (in picture), one of the key accused in the case, within a few months. At no time in its 25-year history has […]

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Kerala gold smuggling case | Enforcement Directorate grills Shaj Kiran

Kerala gold smuggling case | Enforcement Directorate grills Shaj Kiran

Swapna Suresh said she had received calls threatening to kill her if she spoke about CM Vijayan to investigators probing the case Swapna Suresh said she had received calls threatening to kill her if she spoke about CM Vijayan to investigators probing the case Shaj Kiran, the former journalist, whom Swapna Suresh had alleged was […]

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Kerala capital comes under tight vigil

Kerala capital comes under tight vigil

The State capital has been put on high alert following the violent demonstrations that have unfolded in the city since the arrival of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan from Kannur on Monday amid heightened tensions over the fresh allegations raised by Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the UAE diplomatic channel gold smuggling case. The alleged […]

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