Jaleel had sought my help to deport one from Dubai to Kerala, says Swapna

KOCHI: The central agencies have started a probe on the two things Minister K T Jaleel asked Swapna Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case. The probe is based on the statement of Swapna to the enforcement directorate. The minister had asked Swapna to help him in extraditing a person working in Dubai to Kerala with the help of UAE Consul General.

The investigative agencies have taken the issue seriously. They are investigating why a pravasi Malayalee was tried to deport without informing centre. Swapna’s second revelation was that Jaleel tried to get a job for Alavuddin at the Consulate. Jaleel will be summoned and questioned about it.

Meantime, Sarith had told ED that M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, knew that there was a criminal case against Swapna when she was working in Air India SATS. The two had a close bonding. However, Sivasankar did not know anything about the gold smuggling, he said.