Swapna Suresh, the main accused in the ‘diplomatic gold smuggling’ case, has filed a bail application with the Kerala High Court in response to the National Investigation Agency’s FIR against her.
Swapna, the main accused in the case before the NIA special court in Ernakulam, is charged under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA. Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A will hear the matter on Tuesday.
She has claimed that the charges leveled against her do not constitute an offense under the UAPA and that the charge sheet lacks sufficient evidence to link her to the alleged gold smuggling. Swapna Suresh filed a bail petition in the High Court after her plea for bail before a special court hearing was denied twice.
Swapna had been detained for smuggling gold through diplomatic channels as well as illegally smuggling large quantities of gold from foreign countries. She was accused of engaging in the criminal conspiracy with the aim and knowledge that it may endanger the nation’s economic security. In her plea, she has rejected all of the charges and claimed her innocence.
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