Hearing On The Bail Of Shivshankar In Gold Smuggling Case
Hearing on the bail of Shivshankar in Kerala gold smuggling case will be heard in High court on December 2.
The Kerala High Court will hear the bail plea of M. Shivshankar, former Principal Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office, on December 2.
The former officer is in judicial custody till October 28 in a money laundering case related to smuggling gold from a diplomatic channel in Kerala.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the money laundering case.
Earlier, the ED had said that Swapna Suresh, the main accused in the smuggling case, had told that Shivshankar and his team in the Chief Minister’s Office were fully aware of the gold smuggling.
The Economic Offenses Wachdag had earlier argued during a court hearing that he had full reason to believe that Swapna Suresh was a pawn and that Shivshankar was the real beneficiary of gold smuggling.
On the contrary, the former officer argued that he was pressured to name some political target and on refusal, he was charged with money laundering.
Karnataka IMA Ponzi scam: CBI to interrogate former minister Baig and main accused together
In Karnataka, Congress leader and former minister Roshan Baig is not taking the name of the problems.
The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI) on Monday raided Roshan Baig’s residence in the multi-crore rupee I-Monetary Advisory (IMA scam case) Ponzi scam case.
CBI yesterday arrested Roshan Baig in the same IMA Ponzi scam case.
Sources in the investigating agency said that Baig was asked to appear at the CBI office on Sunday morning. The agency questioned him in the CBI office itself.
He was later arrested on the basis of concrete evidence. Baig, a former Congress MLA from Shivaji Nagar, was disqualified for rebelling from the party.
After his arrest, the agency produced Baig in court from where he was remanded to 14 days judicial custody.