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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Top Kerala news developments today

Top Kerala news developments today

Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today 1. Left Democratic Front (LDF) meeting on Tuesday: The Enforcement Directorate notice against former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, the Centre’s alleged move to curb Kerala’s outside budget borrowings via Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), the 5% GST on packaged food items and […]

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Kerala High Court adjourns plea of Swapna Suresh to quash cases against her

Kerala High Court adjourns plea of Swapna Suresh to quash cases against her

Charges of conspiracy with P.C. George Charges of conspiracy with P.C. George The Kerala High Court adjourned to July 26 the hearing on a petition filed by Swapna Suresh, an accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case, seeking to quash the conspiracy cases registered by the Crime Branch (CB) against her in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad. The […]

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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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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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