P.S. Sarith, the first accused in the gold smuggling case was abducted from his residence, Swapna Suresh alleged on Wednesday. Swapna is the second accused in the case.
A four-member gang abducted Sarith from his Palakkad flat by posing as cops, she said.
“They did not show any identity card,” Swapna said.
The Palakkad Police has begun a probe into the incident. They reached Sarith's residence and examined the CCTV visuals.
Swapna revealed that Sarith was abducted while speaking to the media in Palakkad on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Swapna Suresh told mediapersons that baggage containing currency was sent to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he was in Dubai in 2016. She said the currency was detected when the bag was scanned as part of the consulate's protocol.
Swapna also said biryani vessels containing heavy metals were taken to Cliff House, the CM's official residence, from the consulate general's house based on the instructions of M. Sivasankar, then principal secretary to Vijayan.
She added that she has disclosed the involvement of the chief minister, Sivasankar, CM's wife Kamala, daughter Veena, his additional private secretary C.M. Raveendran, former bureaucrat Nalini Netto and former minister K.T. Jaleel in her secret statement recorded before a judicial first class magistrate court. The confidential statement, known as 164 statement, is recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
(This article was first reported in onmanorama)
