M. Sivasankar, the former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking to be heard before any order is passed in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) recent petition to transfer the diplomatic channel gold smuggling case to a court outside the State.
The Central agency has moved the Supreme Court for an order to transfer the case to a court outside Kerala, including Bengaluru.
It has voiced apprehension that the high-profile nature of the case made it vulnerable to outside influences from power circles within Kerala. There is also a likelihood that efforts may be made to tamper evidence.
