KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned Swapna Suresh in connection with the gold smuggling case. The ED released Swapna after questioning her for five and a half hours. The questioning will continue tomorrow.

The ED decided to question Swapna Suresh after it received a copy of the confidential statement given by Swapna Suresh in court. Swapna said that the ED officials allowed her to leave early as she had some health issues.

Earlier, ED had issued a notice to Swapna asking her to appear for questioning today. Swapna had made serious allegations against the Chief Minister and his family. She had also given a confidential statement against former minister KT Jaleel and former speaker Sreeamakrishnan in the court.