KOCHI: The NIA team investigating the gold smuggling case has made a major breakthrough by recovering details regarding accused Swapna Suresh's communication with the son of a state minister. The minister's son was earlier accused of accepting a commission in the deal for the Life housing project. On the basis of the new evidence, the NIA has hinted that it will soon interrogate the minister. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also likely to question the minister in connection with the incident, sources said.

The experts of C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram have recovered crucial details from the mobile phones and laptops of the 5 accused including Swapna Suresh. The NIA has noted wide disparities in the testimonials of the accused after obtaining the test results of the digital equipments. The officials have also recovered details regarding Swapna's communication with three prominent personalities which she had never disclosed.
Following this, the NIA has decided to interrogate all the accused once again. After questioning Swapna, the three prominent persons will be summoned.