Swapna, Sandeep: Accused in gold smuggling case remanded to judicial custody
The duo were produced before the NIA special court, where the investigation agency moved an application, seeking their custody for interrogation.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-07-12 14:31 GMT
An NIA Court here on Sunday remanded to judicial custody, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the two key accused arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case in Kerala.
The duo were produced before the NIA special court, where the investigation agency moved an application, seeking their custody for interrogation.
The Court will on Monday consider the application seeking custody of the accused, who were brought to the state from Bengaluru this morning.
The accused, remanded to 30 day custody, underwent the mandatory COVID-19 test and would be sent to coronavirus care facilities, official sources said.
They were taken into custody by the NIA on Saturday in Bengaluru.
The accused in gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair were brought to National Investigation Agency (NIA) office, after completing medical check-up and collecting fluid samples for COVID tests in Aluva taluk hospital on Sunday.
The duo were brought to Kerala from Bengaluru through road and shifted to another vehicle after the NIA vehicle sustained puncture after passing Alathur.
The NIA team was escorting in a convoy of three vehicles and when it entered Kerala, the state police also escorted the vehicle on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, the opposition party activists appreciated NIA for arresting culprits and protested against the government. Yuva Morcha workers tried to block the NIA convoy at Aluva and the journey was delayed for some time.
The Congress supporters staged protests at Walayar, Paliyekkara, Chalakudy and Koratty. The NIA convoy travelled through another route in order to avoid the protesters in Paliyekkara.
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