Court grants ED 7 days custody of Sivasankar in gold smuggling case

A court here on Thursday granted Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven day custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, arrested by ncy probing money trail in Kerala gold smuggling case.

Sivasankar, who was arrested by ED on Wednesday night, was produced before Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Thursday morning.

Although ED sought 14-day custody of Sivasankar, who has been named fifth accused in case, court granted ncy his seven day custody.

Earlier in its arrest order, ncy has claimed that Sivasankar has been guilty of an offence punishable under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

ED h arrested former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after six hours of interrogation at its Kochi office on Wednesday night.

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