The Customs' Kochi unit was learnt to have sent a notice to Kerala Assembly speaker P Sreeramakrishnan in connection with dollar smuggling allegations involving the gold smuggling accused.
According to unconfirmed reports, the Speaker was directed to appear at Customs office on March 12. Customs had earlier summoned a member of the Speaker's personal staff in connection with this case.
The fresh development came close on the heels of Customs informing the Kerala High Court that gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh revealed that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Speaker, and three ministers were involved in illegal activities including foreign currency smuggling.
(Published 05 March 2021, 17:47 IST)
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