KOCHI: Testimony of Sarith, former PRO of UAE consulate who is currently behind bars in the gold smuggling case, is out. He said that Sandeep Nair has made a telegram group for coordinating smuggling activities and he named it CPM committee. He also added that it was Sandeep who added him and Swapna to the group. It was Ramiz who had direct contact with Faisal Fareed. He also said that he has no direct links with Faisal Fareed.

Meanwhile, M Sivasankar, former principal secretary of CM has filed an anticipatory bail plea before the high court in the gold smuggling case. In the plea, he said that he will always cooperate with the probe and he won’t go in hiding. He also added that interim bail should be given considering his health conditions. Sivasankar who is currently admitted in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, ICU will be shifted to hospital ward on Monday.

He was shifted to medical college from the private hospital in Karamana to get treatment of experts for his reeling backpain. Doctors working in different departments hold the view that he didn’t have any critical illness to continue treatment in ICU. The medical board to be held on Monday evening will take a final decision on Sivasankar’s treatment. Customs will take further action only on the expert opinion of doctors.