Kerala CM, Opposition lock horns over dying of accused in Ramanattukara gold smuggling case

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Opposition on Wednesday tried to nook the state authorities over the alleged unintentional dying of KC Rameez, a local of Kannur and good friend of Arjun Ayanki, key accused within the Ramanattukara gold smuggling case.

Moving an adjournment movement within the meeting, Congress legislator Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan stated there have been clandestine makes an attempt proper from the start to sabotage the Ramanattukara gold heist case and the unintentional dying of Rameez was a reason for concern within the mild of makes an attempt from some quarters to finish the investigation within the case midway.

There had been makes an attempt to sabotage the case by destroying the proof and the Opposition suspects that his dying was one such try, he stated.

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While replying to the allegation, the Chief Minister stated the investigation into the case is progressing and the state authorities has taken sturdy measures relating to regulation and order points. In the case of smuggling by way of the airport, the Customs is the company to take motion and the management of airports is vested with central companies.

“The state police are involved in maintaining law and order issues. Thiruvanchoor, who moved the notice for the motion, knows all these facts very well, but he is cleverly trying to create an impression that everything has gone for a toss to get political mileage,” the CM stated.

Stating that nobody concerned in any form of felony case can be spared, the Chief Minister stated the dying of the particular person of curiosity was purely unintentional as his bike had hit a automotive from behind which resulted in his dying.

Intervening within the dialogue, Opposition chief V D Satheeshan questioned if the motive force of the automotive swerved its route to at least one aspect all of a sudden with the motive of hitting the bike that trailed behind it.

There is a state sponsored felony gang within the state which is concerned in varied sorts of unlawful actions together with smuggling and ‘Pottikkal’ (waylaying of contraband couriers). The Chief Minister and his social gathering are giving a heroic picture to those gangs, he stated.

Brushing apart all their allegations, the Chief Minister stated the Opposition is making an attempt to whip up the case by levelling contemporary political allegations within the face of a scarcity of topics to debate within the meeting. Later, the Opposition walked out of the meeting when the Speaker denied go away for the adjournment movement.