Gold Smuggling

	Gold smuggling case: CPM leader Govindan serves legal notice to Swapna; seeks one cr compensation In a recent Facebook live, Swapna alleged that a person called Vijesh Pillai, had approached her on behalf of CPM secretary MV Govindan, and offered to pay Rs 30 crore. published on : 15th March 2023
	Kerala gold smuggling case: Pillai booked for threatening Swapna Suresh He told me to take Rs 30 crore and leave the country in a week, claims prime accused in Kerala gold smuggling case published on : 15th March 2023
	Kerala gold smuggling case: B'luru cops book Vijesh Pillai for intimidating Swapna Suresh Police said Pillai is booked for criminal intimidation based on Swapna Suresh's complaint. published on : 14th March 2023
	Bengaluru cops log Swapna’s statement KR Puram police officials said they have acted on orders from the office of the city police commissioner. published on : 12th March 2023
	Gold smuggling case: Vijesh Pillai refutes Swapna’s death threat claims; CPM leader Govindan to sue Pillai said he has lodged a complaint with the DGP against Swapna for blackmail. He said he met her on March 4 to discuss a web series he was planning to launch on his online channel, Action OTT. published on : 11th March 2023
	Gold smuggling case: Kerala CPM smells ploy, terms Swapna’s new claims ‘absurd', plans legal action The CPM pointed out that the probe into the gold smuggling case is being carried out by Central agencies. published on : 11th March 2023
	Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh claims death threat from CPM leader She said she went to Hotel Zuri in Whitefield with her two children and Sarith, another accused in the gold smuggling case. published on : 10th March 2023
	Customs arrests Air India cabin crew with 1487 grams gold in Kochi The Customs Preventive Commissionerate had received confidential information that Shafi, a cabin crew member of the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service, was bringing gold published on : 9th March 2023
	LIFE mission scam: ED to issue fresh summons after Kerala CM's additional private secy skips interrogation ED conducted a meeting on Monday and found the reason cited by CM Raveendran for keeping away from the interrogation insufficient. published on : 27th February 2023
	Swapna Suresh claims bias led to transfer of probe officer Swapna also said nearly three million dirhams were given as commission to various individuals for the project funded by UAE Red Cresent in 2019. published on : 24th January 2023
	Cops foil gold smuggling bid at Kozhikode airport; 19-year-old woman held According to the police, the 19-year-old had intended to make easy money by smuggling the gold. published on : 27th December 2022
	Kerala gold smuggling: ED seizes gold worth Rs 2.51 crore from Malappuram jewellery house owner Sarith and Suresh (ex-employees at UAE consulate in Kerala) apart from Nair and IAS officer Sivasankar were arrested by the ED in the case earlier published on : 7th December 2022
	Increased margin of profit after hike in import duty sees gold smuggling rise India recently, around July this year, had raised the basic import duty on gold to 12.5% from 7.5%, to dampen its demand and bring down the trade deficit. published on : 7th December 2022
	Myanmar emerges main route for smuggling gold into India Beside gold, narcotics, foreign currency, cigarettes and endangered wildlife species were among top smuggled commodities. published on : 6th December 2022
	Sharp rise in gold smuggling as marriage season catapults demand While a major portion of the seized consignments in the month of October had their origin in the UAE, September witnessed a number of gold seizures from the North eastern states. published on : 8th November 2022
	Gold attached on slippers, pants’ zip seized at Kochi airport The customs on Sunday thwarted attempts by carriers to smuggle in gold through unconventional means at Kochi airport. published on : 31st October 2022
	231g of gold hidden inside aircraft seized at Kochi Airport The customs also foiled two other attempts by couriers to smuggle in gold. published on : 29th October 2022
	DRI expands probe into gold seizure from international flight at Kochi airport The enforcement agencies also found that the members of the racket were using new faces as couriers for each assignment. published on : 29th October 2022
	As international flights turn domestic, smugglers seize golden chance International flights that run as domestic flights after reaching Kochi airport (CIAL) are becoming hot spot for gold smuggling. published on : 28th October 2022
	M Sivasankar moves to Central Administrative Tribunal seeking to quash suspension order Sivasankar was arrested in the gold smuggling case and was in jail for 98 days. published on : 27th October 2022