Supreme Court issues notice on ED plea to move Kerala gold case to Karnataka
At present, the ED has made all the four accused, Sarith PS, an ex-employee of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, Swapna Prabha Suresh , another former employee of the UAE Consulate, M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Sandeep Nair as parties to the plea.The ED had filed the petition in 2022, seeking transfer of the trial on the grounds that a 'free and fair trial' is not possible in Kerala. The agency has alleged that there exists a close nexus between the accused and top officials and functionaries of the Kerala government.Earlier, the top court had also sought to know from the centre whether diplomatic baggage can be subjected to scanning in India or if it enjoys immunity from search.advertisementSwapna Suresh, a key accused in the case was taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with co-accused Sandeep Nair from Bengaluru on July 11, 2020.The case came to light after gold worth Rs 15 crore was seized from diplomatic baggage linked to the UAE Consulate at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on July 5, 2020. The NIA, ED, and Customs have conducted separate investigations into the case.Several individuals, including M Sivasankar and Sarith P S have been apprehended in connection with the case.Tune InMust Watch
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