THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The investigation officers have got the information that accused in the gold smuggling case have deposits in more banks.
They have deposits in Cooperative banks. Swapna, Sandeep and Sarith have deposits in Cooperative banks at Poovar and Muthathara.

In the Poovar bank, Swapna has a deposit of Rs 25 lakh and Sandeep has Rs 10 lakh. In Sarith’s father’s name, there is a deposit of Rs 15 lakh in Muthathara bank.

It reported that when NIA arrested Swapna, there were pass books of the deposits in her bag.

Meanwhile, the crucial statements given by Chartered Accountant Venugopal Iyer to the Enforcement Directorate against former principal secretary Sivasankar have also come out.

The CA had told the ED that it was Sivasankar who brought Swapna to his office and introduced her to him. It was also he who suggested opening of a joint account.

But, earlier Sivasankar gave the statement that he had just introduced Swapna and had not suggested for opening a joint account. The CA’s statement has contradicted this.

For hours Swapna talked to the CA in the presence of Sivasankar. He also joined the talk. Swapna had first deposited Rs 30 lakh in the joint account and this was withdrawn later in phases. After sometime, the account was closed.

Swapna during the interrogation had initially said that she had only gold ornaments in her locker but the investigation agency had recovered Rs 64 lakh and gold ornaments from the locker.