Kochi: A petition in the High Court seeking a CBI probe into the gold smuggling in a diplomatic bag at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. The petition was filed by Michael Varghese from Alappuzha. The petition filed as the Chief Minister and the Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary M Shivankar in opposition parties.
The petition also calls on the CBI, NIA, DRI, and Customs agencies to cooperate with the police on the transactions between the chief minister and M Sivasankaran in gold smuggling, sprinkler, bevco app, and e-mobility consultancy. The plea says these transactions pose a threat to national security. The plea also pointed out that such a central agency-led an inquiry would only take place if the High Court order.
