Customs officials arrested Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's personal assistant Shiv Prasad at the Delhi airport after he was allegedly caught smuggling gold from Dubai
As per reports, the Kerala government's so-called deal with Red Crescent was done without notifying the Central government, in violation of FCRA rules.
The ED filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court earlier this week, requesting that the trial in the gold smuggling case be moved from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru. Sibal represented the state government at the Supreme Court on October 10 after the petition filed by the ED was considered. State Law Secretary V Hari then directed an order to transfer Rs 15.5 lakh to Sibal.
According to department officials, gold combined with other metals worth over Rs 2.5 crore was smuggled in with the help of two Indigo Airlines officials.