As a baggage to the consulate, the demand was for a quick release. Sumit Kumar said that their “overconfidence” and their mention about “excessively expensive items in the baggage” led to the probe.
Customs action is tricky :
Since it is a diplomatic baggage, it is necessary to obtain permission from the Foreign Ministry to block and open it. It cannot seek permission only on confidential information. Meanwhile, there was a demand for the return of baggage. It was noted that the certificate issued by the Consulate for receipt of the baggage was not in the original format and was signed. He sought permission to point out the matter. Permission was also achieved within 2 days. The baggage was checked in the presence of a senior official of the Consulate, who had sent two officers from Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram.
Sarith addresses Swapna as Chechi :
During a customs interrogation, Sarith confessed that he called Swapna ‘chechi’. The customs said that how far Swapna was involved in the gold smuggling is being interrogated and the investigation is underway.
