A political storm erupted in Kerala on Wednesday over shocking revelations by Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the sensational gold smuggling in the diplomatic bag case, while a co-accused in the case was picked up by vigilance officials and a complaint was lodged. A ruling LDF legislator is demanding an inquiry into the “conspiracy” behind her allegations. The entire chain of events played out like the script of a thriller film, beginning with Suresh telling reporters outside his office in Palakkad in the morning that his allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan came in the wake of the threat to his life and not someone else’s. for personal reason. or political agenda.
Minutes after he finished his press conference, he told a TV channel that his colleague Sarit PS, who also worked with him at HRDS India, was kidnapped from his house in broad daylight by 3 or 4 unknown people. was. The opposition continued its attack against the government on the issue and pressed for Vijayan’s resignation.
Continuing his attack against Sarkar, Suresh alleged that Sarit was “kidnapped” by some unidentified persons due to his revelations. “Earlier you asked what was the threat. Now, it is no longer a threat, the attacks have started. HRDS India Staff Sarit has been forcibly abducted from my house by 3 or 4 unknown people. They have started their attacks. can you imagine that? I spoke only a little, did not elaborate and already they are scared. This is a sign of that. They are confessing themselves through such dirty tactics.”
“Now you know the threats faced by me, my family and Sarit. People of Kerala need to realize that anyone can be killed or kidnapped here in broad daylight,” he said. Subsequently, it emerged that the state vigilance officers had raised Sarit in connection with another case against him in connection with the Jeevan Mission project.
Sarit, who was released from vigilance custody after a few hours, told reporters that he was not given any prior notice or even allowed to wear slippers before being forcibly taken away. They didn’t even reveal who they were when they chased me away, he alleged.
He was repeatedly asked only one question at the Vigilance Office – on whose instructions Suresh had leveled the allegations – and nothing was asked about the Life Mission case, he claimed. Sarit said that he had not received any prior intimation before he was picked up and today he was given a notice to appear on June 16 and his phone was confiscated.
Suresh while talking to reporters also questioned how Sarit can be raised in the matter without any prior information and said that she is not afraid of anyone. Earlier in the day, he told media persons that he disclosed before the court only others allegedly involved in trafficking cases and their “degree of involvement” in his statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Suresh said he made 164 statements because his life was in danger and if something happened to him or his family members, he might not have the courage to come forward and speak about the matter. “Therefore, to be safe, I have presented all the statements before the court along with the facts,” he said, adding that he has not fulfilled what he has to say about the cases.
“I have a lot more to say,” he said. Following this, the drama surrounding the case escalated when Kerala Legislative Assembly MLA and former minister KT Jaleel on Wednesday filed a police complaint and alleged conspiracy behind the fresh allegations leveled by Suresh against Vijayan and his family. demanded inquiry.
Earlier in the day, LDF convener EP Jayarajan had told the media that there was a “planned conspiracy” behind the “baseless allegations” against the chief minister and the state government should probe the matter and find out the people behind it. Following his disclosure to the media, after recording his 164 statements, Vijayan issued a statement dismissing Suresh’s claims and allegations as “baseless”.
Reacting strongly to the allegations, the CM said in a statement, “baseless allegations have been made through media from some quarters for narrow political reasons” and that it was “part of some political agenda”. “Such agenda was rejected by the people earlier. After a break, old things are repeated in the case by the accused. There is not even a piece of fact in it”, Vijayan said.
The ruling CPI(M) continued to defend the chief minister, with its state secretariat issuing a statement alleging conspiracy behind the “false” allegations against Vijayan. In his press conference held in the morning, Suresh had also alleged that he was “tortured and mentally tortured” by senior jail officials during his stay in jail, due to which he suffered a heart attack, which he called drama , and later she suffered from recurrent seizures.
He said that what he has now disclosed is not to defame anyone or remove anyone from the post of CM nor was it a publicity stunt to build his image. “I don’t believe in politics. I don’t really care who the CM is, now or then. I don’t care who is going to rule the state. I don’t even believe statements that claim that What I said is part of a conspiracy as I have no political or personal agenda.
“… I was in jail for 16 months. My children suffered. I lost my job. They were exploiting me and molesting me. Now, I just want to live and raise my kids I want to. Please allow me to do that. Other than that I have no agenda,” he said. Suresh, a former employee of the UAE Consulate here, was detained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with another accused Sandeep Nair from Bengaluru on July 11, 2020.
The NIA, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Customs conducted separate investigations to bust the racket with the seizure of gold worth Rs 15 crore from the diplomatic baggage of the UAE Consulate at Thiruvananthapuram airport on July 5, 2020. Several people, including M Shivshankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, and Sarit, another former employee of the UAE consulate here, were arrested in the case.
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