KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the gold smuggling case charge sheet has not mentioned that money from gold smuggling case was used for anti-national or terrorist activities. However, the agency stated that the accused were involved in the act of terrorism by attempting to destroy the financial security of the country.

Following the discovery of gold smuggling, the central agency had registered a case and launched an investigation after discovering that anti-national activity had taken place in connection with the case. The NIA had alleged that the accused earned large sums of money by importing gold and that this money was used for anti-national activities.

However, it is learnt that the agency has not been able to find or produce any evidence of such anti-national activities in connection with the case. The NIA has not been able to provide any information on who bought the gold, which arrived through various airports.