Thiruvananthapuram: A special court has remanded Rabins K Hameed, one of the main accused in the Thiruvananthapuram gold smuggling case, in NIA custody for seven days. Rabins Hameed told the court that he had planned the gold smuggling using social media and had invested in the gold smuggling. Gold has already been smuggled. The NIA also told the court that digital devices had been seized. Rabins was subsequently remanded in NIA custody for five days.
Rabins K Hameed is the 10th accused in the NIA-registered UAPA case in gold smuggling. Rabins was produced before a special NIA court at 4 pm after being subjected to preliminary questioning at the NIA’s Kochi headquarters. Rabins was arrested by Dubai police in July, the NIA told the court.
Meanwhile, KT Ramis, a UAE businessman named Dawood Al Arabi, was behind the gold smuggling. Customs launched an investigation into Ramis’ statement. The investigation team suspects that the gold was smuggled by a Malayalee businessman under the false name of Dawood Al Arabi. According to Ramis, Dawood was involved in smuggling gold to India 12 times.
