<p>The Customs department probing the Kerala gold smuggling case on Saturday questioned M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, for 11 hours.</p>.<p>He was questioned by the sleuths from the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate at its office here in connection with the sensational case.</p>.<p>According to official sources, Sivasankar has been asked to appear before the agency again on October 13. He left the office at 10 pm after completing today's interrogation.</p>.<p>On Friday, customs officials had grilled him for 11 hours.</p>.<p>The agency had questioned Sivasankar twice earlier after his alleged links with Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling, surfaced.</p>.<p>Central agencies, including National Investigation Agency, Customs and the Enforcement Directorate, are conducting separate inquiries into the seizure of gold worth nearly Rs 15 crore from a "diplomatic baggage" at Thiruvananthapuram International airport on July 5.</p>.<p>Several people, including two former employees of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, Suresh and Sarith P S, have been arrested by the central agencies in connection with the case.</p>
<p>The Customs department probing the Kerala gold smuggling case on Saturday questioned M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, for 11 hours.</p>.<p>He was questioned by the sleuths from the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate at its office here in connection with the sensational case.</p>.<p>According to official sources, Sivasankar has been asked to appear before the agency again on October 13. He left the office at 10 pm after completing today's interrogation.</p>.<p>On Friday, customs officials had grilled him for 11 hours.</p>.<p>The agency had questioned Sivasankar twice earlier after his alleged links with Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling, surfaced.</p>.<p>Central agencies, including National Investigation Agency, Customs and the Enforcement Directorate, are conducting separate inquiries into the seizure of gold worth nearly Rs 15 crore from a "diplomatic baggage" at Thiruvananthapuram International airport on July 5.</p>.<p>Several people, including two former employees of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, Suresh and Sarith P S, have been arrested by the central agencies in connection with the case.</p>