Kerala gold smuggling case, ED files chargesheet

In the Kerala gold smuggling case, the Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) filed a charge sheet before the Special Court. The special court is for Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Ernakulam, Kerala. The case was filed against Sarith PS, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the three accused in the case.

The charge sheet contains 303 pages and lists of total 25 witnesses.

"From the investigation under PMLA and evidence gathered so far, it is clearly established that accused persons committed offence of Money Laundering as defined section 3 and they are liable to be prosecuted and punished under section 4 of PMLA," the charge sheet read.

The ED has said that '' an additional complaint will be filed if needed after the completion of the probe, which is still not over as there is a lot of electronic evidence that has to be brought face-to-face with the accused''.

The case came into light when an Swapna tried to smuggle gold through diplomatic baggage using the name of an official in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.