Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh slams bureaucrat M Sivasankar for his claims
India Today
Read on to find out what Swapna Suresh, the key accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, has to say against claims made by another accused in the case, M Sivasankar, an IAS officer.
Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh on Friday slammed top bureaucrat M Sivasankar for his claims made against her.
Senior IAS officer M Sivasankar, who is also one of the accused in the gold smuggling case, claimed in his book 'Aswathamavu Oru Aana' that Swapna trapped him by gifting him an iPhone, which later proved to be a major proof against him.
Sivasankar also said that they did not have any close relationship. Swapna, however, claimed that they were close and that he planned to settle down in Dubai after taking voluntary retirement.
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She also alleged that Sivasankar was aware of what was inside the diplomatic baggage, adding that whatever she did while on the run from police was based on instructions from Sivasankar.
Swapna also said that former speaker Sreeramakrishnan was a family friend. They have met outside of official capacity. Earlier, the politician had claimed that he had misunderstood Swapna to be a diplomat and did not know much about her.
Swapna further said that Sivasankar was a daily visitor to her house and they used to travel together across states and abroad to Dubai.
