Shiv Shankar presenting evidence to ED as SC

The Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court that the former top civil servant and the main accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, M.K. Shiv Shankar is purporting to erase evidence that the investigating officer is “pressurizing” the accused Swapna Suresh to implicate the Chief Minister. Pinarayi Vijayan in the case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) appealed to the apex court to revoke the bail of Shri Shivshankar.

A few days before the assembly elections, the ED’s move came to light even as the Kerala Police filed a case against the ED officials for forcing Swapna Suresh to implicate Mr. Vijayan, at an unconventional turn of events.

“After coming out on bail, the defendant accused (Shivshankar) is influencing other accused and using the state machinery to make false evidence against the investigating officer and making false statements against the investigating officer. The probe agency is pressurizing one of the main accused to name the Chief Minister of Kerala in the gold smuggling case by two female state police constables, who were guarded during the custody of accused Mrs. Swapna Suresh on August 5, 2020. Was on duty. August 11, 2020, “the ED said in an application filed in the apex court.

The application refers to a complaint made by another accused Sandeep Nair before the Sessions Court. Nair claimed that he was harassed by the investigating officer for naming the name of Mr. Vijayan, three other state ministers and the son of an influential person in the smuggling case.

Mr. Nair claimed that he was shown a list of companies and asked him to make a statement that the ministers had invested in them.

The ED said these allegations have been “cooked up” to overturn the investigation.

“These stories are cooked up to tarnish the agency’s image and sabotage the ongoing investigation with the help of highly influential accused and other individuals,” the application said.

The ED said that “the entire episode” came to light after Shivshankar was released on bail.

“He is using his influence to get off the running track.”

ED said to investigate with the help of state machinery.