KOCHI: Vijesh Pillai admitted that he had met Swapna Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case. Vijesh Pillai, who admitted that he had held talks with Swapna in Bengaluru, said that all the allegations levelled by Swapna are lies. He said that he met Swapna to hold talks related to a web series on OTT.

He said that he had met Swapna for business purposes. He said that he had not tried for an attempt of settlement or threatened her. He said though they belong to the same place, he had seen CPM state secretary M V Govindan only in TV.

Vijesh, who lived near the Kadamperi Chuzhali Bhagavathy temple in Anthur municipality, later shifted to Kochi. He had told his family that he was a lawyer in Kochi and doing some business.

Vijesh Pillai had earlier started WGN Technologies in Changampuzha Nagar at Kalamassery in 2017. He was the chief executive officer of it and Sanio Aruja was the company director. The office was closed within six months and he fled without paying the rent arrears of Rs one lakh.

He advertised the company as an app development business. He had also registered with Startup Mission. He advertised in online of releasing in market 3 D holographic projects in the name of Spider. Started an OTT platform in the name of Action in 2021.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated him late last night. Swapna Suresh had yesterday revealed on social media that Vijesh Pillai had promised an amount of Rs 30 crore to leave Kerala after handing over all the evidences. Both the government and the party are on the defensive on Swapna’s allegations.