THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's wife Vinodini is using her own iPhone, says the crime branch. The Crime Branch has denied the allegations made by the Customs that the iPhone used by Vinodini was a gift from Santhosh Eapen to Vinodini.

According to the Crime Branch, the phone was bought from a shop in Kowdiar. The shop owner in Kowdiar bought the iPhone from a shop at Spencer Junction. Santhosh Eapen also bought the same model phone which this shop gave to the shop in Statue, which might have raised doubt. Customs also collected their IMEI numbers. The investigation was done on a complaint lodged by Vinodini Balakrishnan.