KOCHI: M Sivasankar moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case registered by the enforcement directorate in the gold smuggling case. He moved the court alleging that the ED is trying to arrest him in the case.

Sivasankar filed the anticipatory bail plea based on the ED submitting the report in the court. The plea pointed that the ED is deliberately trying to trap him in the case.

The ED had mentioned the whatsapp chats between Sivasankar and the chartered accountant in the report. Sivasankar said that he has no role in the gold smuggling. When I was serving as the principal secretary I had close association with the consulate. I met Swapna Suresh when she was working as the secretary of it. That later turned into a cordial relationship. I attended many functions organised by her family. We exchanged gifts. She sought help from me when she wanted to keep the money obtained as tip from UAE ruler, in the locker. I spoke about this to the chartered accountant. However, the ED is trying to link this to gold smuggling. They have so far questioned me for almost 30 hours.

Meantime, the ED had asked him to appear at their office in Kochi today. In between this, he approached the high court with the anticipatory bail plea.