Kochi: Arjun Ayanki appeared for questioning in connection with the Karipur gold smuggling. Customs had issued a notice to Arjun to appear for questioning. Based on this, Arjun reached the customs office in Kochi. Arjun came with his lawyers.
Investigators are hoping to get crucial information from Arjun regarding the Karipur gold smuggling. Arjun was issued a customs notice to appear at the Kochi Customs Preventive Office at 11 am. But Arjun had reached Kochi ahead of schedule. Arjun Ayanki has been absconding for the past few days and the police are conducting an intensive search for him in the Kannur district and nearby districts.
Meanwhile, a red Maruti Swift used by Arjun for gold smuggling was found abandoned in an unoccupied field within the confines of the Pariyaram police station yesterday. This car belongs to C Sages, a native of Coimbatore. He is also expected to be questioned by customs. Meanwhile, according to Mohammad Shafiq, who was arrested at the Karipur airport for smuggling about 2.5 kg of gold, Arjun was the mastermind behind the gold smuggling.
Customs has received information that Arjun Ayanki had repeatedly carried out a ‘burglary’ of gold smuggling. If so, Customs thinks that the gift can be obtained by questioning how many times the amount of gold was stolen, for whom the gold was smuggled, how many times the amount of gold was stolen, and who else’s role in the gang. It is suspected that Arjun stole gold twenty times in this manner.
Mohammad Shafeeq, a native of Murkanad, was arrested at Kozhikode airport on Monday morning with 2.33 kg of gold. The citation team in Cherpulassery met with the accident when they were returning from a short distance after Arjun returned after finding out that the gold had been seized by the customs.
