THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said a probe has been initiated into the appointment of gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh in the IT department. “For this, Chief secretary and Financial ACS has been given the charge. If there is any anomaly in Swapna’s appointment, those behind it will be taken to task,” the CM said during his evening press conference on Monday.

The chief minister said that former IT secretary Sivashankar was removed from his post as it was proved that he had some relationship with Swapna. He should not have contacted such a controversial woman. “Further action like suspension can be taken against him only on the basis of facts and this can be found out only through probe.

If the government gets evidence against anyone as part of the probe, action will be taken against him or her indiscriminately. Usually, Speaker is not a person who should be dragged into such controversies. He is being named unnecessarily,” he said.

Meanwhile, the police have filed a case against Swapna for submitting fake Degree certificates for getting a job in the IT department. She is currently in NIA custody.