Nandakumar, a gold merchant from Coimbatore living in Pavizham street has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case.
He was taken into custody as the NIA suspected that the smuggled gold reached to him from Thiruvananthapuram airport.
His house was raided by a 4 member team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Shoukathali following which he was taken for interrogation.
Locals tell that Nandakumar became rich in a short span of time. The NIA suspects that Nandakumar acquired wealth by smuggling gold.