KOCHI: The crime branch has registered a case against the enforcement directorate. The case is for pressuring Swapna Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case, to give a fake statement against the chief minister. An audio clip in the name of Swapna was out earlier. It said that a central agency is forcing her to say the name of the chief minister.

The ED themselves wanted a probe in it. The crime branch had conducted a special probe on the complaint of jail DGP and ED. However in the end, the plaintiff himself became the defendant. She wrote to the crime branch that the audio clip that is circulating is hers. Two women officials also gave statement against the ED.

The case was registered against the ED with the permission of the Director General of Prosecutions. However, it is not clear which ED officials have been arraigned. The case has been registered under various sections including conspiracy and forgery.

Meantime, the ED officials have approached the DGP demanding action against the women cops. The ED will give a letter to the state police chief pointing that those assigned to protect the accused themselves leaked the secrets of the investigating agency. Civil police officers Siji Vijayan of Palarivattom police station and Rajimol of Kadavanthra station testified against the ED.