THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of an investigation in the gold smuggling case, started copying the CCTV footages of the Secretariat as demanded by the NIA. The footages are copied from the hard disc. It is asserted that five days are needed to copy the whole thing. The NIA demanded the footages to clarify whether the accused in the case had reached the office of the chief minister and the then principal secretary. The investigating team received information that the accused had reached the offices of the chief minister and the principal secretary. This has to be clarified.

Meanwhile, the NIA has started questioning M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, again. The grilling started at 10 am at the NIA office in Kochi.