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Kerala gold smuggling case: M Sivasankar in custody after court rejects bail

The former principal secretary to the chief minister of Kerala was taken into ED custody



M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister, arrives at National Investigation Agency (NIA) office for further interrogation in the high-profile Kerala gold smuggling case, in Kochi, Monday, July 27, 2020.
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Dubai: M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has been taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said on Wednesday. This was after the Kerala high court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.

Malayala Manorama reported that Sivasankar was transferred into custody from a hospital in the state's capital where he has been under treatment. A senior IAS officer now suspended, Sivasankar on Monday got some relief from the Kerala High Court, as it directed the Customs not to arrest him till October 23.

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