Kochi: A special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases here on Monday granted permission to the Customs Department to arrest suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, who is currently in judicial custody, in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. The court allowed the prayer by the Customs Department, which claimed it had got direct incriminating material against Sivasankar over his ‘involvement’ in the sensational smuggling of gold using diplomatic channel. PTI
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