India News | ED Interrogates Kerala Minister KT Jaleel in Gold Smuggling Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Kochi/ The Enforcement Directorate interrogated Kerala Minister KT Jaleel in connection with gold smuggling case, said officials on Friday.
Kochi/Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate interrogated Kerala Minister KT Jaleel in connection with gold smuggling case, said officials on Friday.
The ED officials interrogated him on Friday morning for 2 hours.
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Meanwhile, in a tweet, ED said that it has attached properties worth Rs 1.84 crore in Kozhikode under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in gold smuggling case
"ED attaches a residential house, an apartment, land and Fixed Deposit in Kozhikode totalling to Rs. 1.84 crores under PMLA in a #goldsmuggling case," the agency said.
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The matter, which pertains to the smuggling of gold in the state through diplomatic channels, had come to light after 30 kg gold worth Rs 14.82 crores, smuggled in a consignment camouflaged as diplomatic baggage, was busted by the Customs in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5. (ANI)
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