In an important turn of events, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday (2 February) released the details of terrorist links in the Kerala gold smuggling case that has rocked the Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala.
In the charge sheet filed by the NIA against 20 accused, it has stated that the defendants formed a terrorist group and planned to destroy the economy of the nation.
NIA in its charge sheet also released the information that the defendants recruited people into the group and raised funds, including from abroad to form the terrorist group.
The group’s aim was to create chaos in India to stop the economic growth of the nation and also create a diplomatic and political rift between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which has large Kerala Muslim diaspora.
The group had taken advantage of the diplomatic channel for smuggling the gold and so far nine accused have been arrested in connection with the case.
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